Crowdfunder: Helping Bolivian school children pedal their way to academic success

Latina Lista reports: Crowdfunder: Helping Bolivian school children pedal their way to academic success LatinaLista — In Third World countries, consistent access to electricity can be tricky, if not impossible for those remote villages and their residents. One non-profit in Bolivia has created a reliable source of electricity for people and it takes nothing more…

Huanuni mine affects four municipalities with pollution

El Diario reports: According to the Defense Coordinator Huanuni mine affects four municipalities with pollution Oruro (El Diario) .- The Huanuni mine, the first state-owned tin production from Bolivia, polluting four municipalities in the department of Oruro, by dumping its wastewater into the river that leads to the lake Uru Uru and Lake Poopó currently…

Quitachiyú is a fruit rich in vitamin C

El Deber reports: Quitachiyú is a fruit rich in vitamin C It is common in the yards of homes in the Chaco and the Chiquitania, but especially in the community of San Antonio de Lomerio. May is a time to enjoy the taste of Quitachiyú, a small fruit that has been disappearing from typical market…

Bolivian President Evo Morales says Chile’s military base is a threat

BBC News reports: Bolivian President Evo Morales says Chile base is a threat Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has accused neighbouring Chile of threatening his country by establishing a military base close to their border. Mr Morales said the base about 15km (10 miles) from the border was an act of aggression against Bolivia. He said…

Lets save the Bolivian river dolphin: the bufeo

A Sub Editorial from Los Tiempos: Save the bufeo   It has been reported that in the last two years, about two hundred of Bolivian river dolphins in Iténez-Mamore rivers have been killed, where these endemic mammals inhabit, to be used as fishing bait for tilefish fish, which is much sought on the market. [photos…

Value of Bolivia’s March zinc, silver, copper exports fall on year

S&P Global, Platts, report: Value of Bolivia’s March zinc, silver, copper exports fall on year Lima (Platts)–5 May 2016 953 am EDT/1353 GMT The value of Bolivia’s minerals exports dropped 13% year on year to $377.3 million in March due to declining metals prices and operations closures, the government said Wednesday. Zinc concentrate exports fell…