El Deber reports: Bolivian solar project wins in Abu Dhabi The project of San Juan de Yapacaní was awarded with $100,000 dollars and was chosen among the 15 finalists and out of a total of 1,678 nominations. A solar energy project carried out by Sacred Heart High School in the city of San Juan de…
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Fly fishing in Bolivia
Excerpts follow from an artcle by Phil Marty for the Chicago Tribune Fly fishing in Bolivia When you think Bolivia, you think … well, what do you think? Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, maybe, but what else? It’s not one of your better-known tourist destinations, but it’s a place that serious anglers should find…
Discover The Rare Birds of Bolivia
ephotozine reports: Discover The Rare Birds of Bolivia With Eschenbach One can find about 500 bird species in Europe. Bolivia and its unique nature has got more than the double, among which are rare and unique species. The Red-fronted macaw This colorful parrot can be found only in the sensitive ecosystem of Bolivia. He’s a…
Bolivia’s Forest Loss is larger the size of Israel, El Salvador, Slovenia, Jamaica, and Lebanon combined!
A very important and alarming Sub-Editorial from Pagina Siete: Forest Loss Bolivia ranks seventh among the 10 countries with the greatest loss of forest areas between 1990 and 2015, according to a report from the digital version of Data La Nación, from Argentina, which in turn uses data from the Statistics Unit of the Organization…
Amid water crisis, Bolivia’s ruthless gov plans hydroelectric “mega-dams” despite opposition
Free Speech Radio News reports: Amid water crisis, Bolivia plans hydroelectric “mega-dams” despite opposition Bolivia has been in the midst of a major water crisis for more than a year now. Residents of the city of La Paz are under strict rationing rules. Glaciers are melting at an alarming pace. What was once the country’s…
Bolivia’s president chafes against term limits
The Economist reports: Bolivia’s president chafes against term limits Despite water shortages and a slowing economy, his supporters want to keep him in office indefinitely AS 2016 drew to a close, a resignation letter from Bolivia’s president, Evo Morales, lit up social media. It was a hoax, perpetrated on día de los inocentes (“day of…
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