Maritime Herald reports: These giant rodents made it their resort and they enjoy their prairies and lagoons as a family. To speak of a resort for Capybara take the golf course of a club in the absence of visitors would have been unthinkable before the isolation to which humans were subjected by the coronavirus. However,…
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Mountaineers return to the reality of the coronavirus in Bolivia after 46 days – Montañistas vuelven a la realidad del coronavirus en Bolivia tras 46 días
Yolanda Salazar reports for La Vanguardia: Mountaineers return to the reality of the coronavirus in Bolivia after 46 days La Paz, Mar 30 (EFE) .- A group of mountaineers spent 46 days in different peaks of La Paz in a training course without a signal, without the Internet and without knowing the measures taken by…
Action plan to save Bolivia’s red-fronted macaw awaits its reboot
by Yvette Sierra Praeli on 24 March 2020 | Translated by Alexandra Skinner for Mongabay: Nature reserves involving the participation of indigenous communities have developed tourism projects for bird-watching and succeeded in curbing the capture of the red-fronted macaw, a critically endangered species that is often caught up in the illegal wildlife trade. The Bolivian government has been…
Bolivia Bans Entry of Passengers From China, South Korea, Italy and Spain
US News reports: LA PAZ (REUTERS) – Bolivia will ban the entry of passengers from China, South Korea, Italy and Spain in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus, interim President Jeanine Anez said on Saturday. “This decision is part of the package of firm measures with which we fight against the virus to protect…
The “republiqueta” of the Chapare – La “republiqueta ” del Chapare
Juan Carlos Salazar writes in Pagina Siete: The “republiqueta” of the Chapare The word “republiqueta” does not appear in the dictionary of the Royal Academy of the Language, but historiography recognizes with that name the independent territories organized by guerrilla groups during the War of Independence of Upper Peru (1811-1825). Its characteristic was the institutional…
Conservationists cautiously optimistic after Bolivian government changes hands
Ivette Sierra for Mongabay: Forest fires burned across more than 5 million hectares of Bolivia’s forests and savannas last year. Sources say policy changes that encouraged more burning and clearing for agriculture contributed to the 2019 surge in fire activity. Following a contentious election, Evo Morales resigned the presidency in November. Conservationists say the new…
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