BBC News reports: A rare species of frog with translucent skin has been seen in Bolivia for the first time in 18 years. Three Bolivian Cochran frogs, a species of so-called “glass frogs”, were spotted by conservationists earlier this month in a national park. The tiny amphibians weigh just 70-80g and measure 19-24mm. Glass frogs…
Category: Environment
Image: Deforestation in Bolivia
By European Space Agency via Phys Org: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features an area in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia, where part of the tropical dry forest has been cleared for agricultural use. Since the 1980s, the area has been rapidly deforested owing to a large agricultural development effort where people from the Andean high…
Bolivia is the second Most Affordable Retirement Havens of 2020!!
International Living reports via Cision PR Web, excerpts pertaining Bolivia follows: The 5 Most Affordable Retirement Havens of 2020—InternationalLiving.com A new report from the editors at International Living explores the five countries that offer expat retirees the best quality of life at the lowest cost. These are the countries that scored the best in the…
Unity is a new nation project – La unidad es un nuevo proyecto de nación
Gonzalo Chávez writes in Pagina Siete: Unity is a new nation project We begin 2020 with a task that seems Herculean and almost impossible to implement: the construction of a single party front that disputes the next national elections. Everything indicates that the Socialism Movement (MAS) will continue to be an important electoral and political…
Cañahua, grano de esperanza
Madeleyne Aguilar informa para Página Siete: “La planta es sabia. Cuando hay factores climáticos adversos, como las heladas, tiene unas hojitas que envuelven al grano para que no se congele. Además, se extiende horizontalmente para protegerse del frío que pasa por encima” https://www.paginasiete.bo/sociedad/2019/12/30/canahua-grano-de-esperanza-que-inspira-una-feria-nacional-241919.html
Of little ropes, little soccer fields and the vision of the fallen – De pititas, canchitas y la visión de los caídos
Alberto Bonadona writes in Pagina Siete, photo from the internet: Of little ropes, little soccer fields and the vision of the fallen Behind the simple little ropes were crowds. Crowds that, first, protected their vote that wanted to be whisked away. Second, crowds of citizens who went out peacefully to protest against a government that…
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