By Yenny Escalante y Felicidad Alarcón, Sumando Voces: Freddy Cortez, a Weenhayek indigenous man. Photos: Yenny Escalante Freddy Cortez doesn’t complain about the heat. Even though the thermometer reads 38°C and the sun beats down mercilessly on the Bolivian Chaco, he’s used to enduring even higher temperatures, which are typical of the area. The skin…
Category: Environment
Luis Flores: the young Bolivian who rescues bees and teaches how to coexist with them | el joven boliviano que rescata abejas y enseña a convivir con ellas
By EFE, Unitel: “I started with some little bees that were in danger, they told me: either you take them or we burn them,” said Luis Flores, the young agronomist who lives with these insects [Photo: EFE] / The swarms of bees that form on rooftops and in public spaces found refuge in the home…
Departmental Jaguar Day Celebration in Pando Being Prepared | Preparan celebración del Día Departamental del Jaguar en Pando
By Los Tiempos: Ilustrative Photo. (Archive) | ABI. Pando’s Departmental Secretariat for Mother Earth is preparing activities for Thursday, May 22, Jaguar Day, with the goal of raising awareness about the importance of conserving this endangered species and its vital role in ecosystems. “We seek to promote the conservation of the jaguar, a feline that…
Drought, frost, and fires affect incomes and cause food insecurity | Sequía, heladas e incendios afectan ingresos y provocan inseguridad alimentaria
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Climate Change Households estimated that their income allocated to food purchases was affected on average by 46% due to drought, 62.4% due to fires, and 27.2% due to illnesses, endangering their regular access to food. Drought affected potato, vegetable, and other crops in the Altiplano. Photo: Abi The National…
Four Roads Opened in Carrasco Park to Facilitate Illegal Coca Production | Denuncian apertura de cuatro caminos en el parque Carrasco para facilitar la producción ilegal de coca
By Sumando Voces, Brújula Digital: Reports indicate the roads were opened without authorization, without environmental licenses, and on non-available public lands. One of the roads opened in the protected area. Photo: Sumando Voces Carrasco National Park (located in the tropics of Cochabamba) is the protected area with the highest presence of coca plantations among all…
Tacopaya: Hub for community-based health tourism | Eje de turismo comunitario de salud
By Opinion: Andean Region: Tacopaya is a hub for community-based health tourism In addition to archaeological sites, this municipality offers destinations such as Aguas Calientes and medicinal plant gardens. Located three hours from the city of Cochabamba, Tacopaya is a municipality emerging as a hub for community-based health tourism, with destinations such as Aguas Calientes,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 