Facts about climate change in Bolivian highlands – altiplano

Manuel Filomeno reports for Pagina Siete: Changes in climate during summer In the last 4 years it rained more and was hotter in the high-plateau According to the Senamhi, the trend report responds to a high pressure system. According to reports from the national service of meteorology and hydrology (Senamhi), the maximum indices of temperature…

Amazon under pressure, will Bolivia do something about it?!

Miriam Telma Jemio writes for Pagina Siete: Amazon under pressure A group of researchers from nine countries conducted an unpublished work on the Amazon and the major threats that faces, which are reflected in the atlas: Amazon under pressure, which includes stunning photographs on the subject. In mapping language, the work presents a glance on the…

Bolivian Betanzos invites you to meet its secrets!

I used to travel through Betanzos, from Potosi to Sucre for several years, by train and car and liked the town and surroundings. I was happy to  read more about this nice place, in an article from La Prensa: Betanzos invites to meet its secrets The tourist site is located 40 kilometers from Potosí. Among…

Better alternatives for tourism in Bolivia

From Pagina Siete: Three companies offer new tourism routes Aerocon, Amaszonas and Creative Tours come together and present an alternative to the existing proposal to visit tourist attractions in the Andean region, the valleys and plains of the country. The presentation ceremony will be held at 19:00 on February 18, Hotel Europa, La Paz. A…

Potosi, again is given a chance to fight pollution!!

Potosi has been created along with mining. Back when I was working for an international development organization, I had a peculiar disappointment. To make the story short, we proved those mining mills they were throwing to the river around $20K in bad mix of minerals, excessive use of chemicals to do the milling job and…

Five providential causes that support the economy

Luis Antezana writes wonderfully for El Diario: Five providential causes that support the economy There are two ways to learn about the status and the development of a country: if wealth occurs from the inside or if prosperity is caused by external factors. In the first case, the development is originated in domestic production and…