By Nature (2025): Maize monoculture supported pre-Columbian urbanism in southwestern Amazonia Abstract The Casarabe culture (500–1400 CE), spreading over roughly 4,500 km2 of the monumental mounds region of the Llanos de Moxos, Bolivia, is one of the clearest examples of urbanism in pre-Columbian (pre-1492 CE) Amazonia. It exhibits a four-tier hierarchical settlement pattern, with hundreds of monumental mounds interconnected by…
Category: Environment
Fenavit 2025: the heart of singani and wine beats in Camargo | el corazón del singani y el vino late en Camargo
By Iván Ramos, Erbol: CHUQUISACA The warm breeze of the Camargo valley carries an unmistakable aroma: ripe grapes, ready to be transformed into the wine and singani that have given this land its everlasting fame. “The grapes perfume the entire valley of Camargo with their fragrance,” describes Marina Rivera Pereira, with the voice of someone…
Grupo Uru Uru logra la milagrosa recuperación de un lago que antes era tóxico: así lograron lo impensable | Group stages miraculous revival of once-toxic lake — here’s how they accomplished the unthinkable
Por Susan Elizabeth Turek, TheCoolDown: La cercana mina San José vierte sus tuberías en el lago Crédito de foto: Equator Initiative El equipo Uru Uru, lanzado en 2019 por jóvenes indígenas, está trayendo esperanza al otrora impresionante lago Uru Uru. Este lago boliviano solía albergar cientos de flamencos, pero su número ha disminuido debido a…
Tacanas of Capaina Baja and Their Story of Chocolate with a Taste of Hope | Tacanas de Capaina Baja y su historia de chocolate con sabor a esperanza
By Marisol Alvarado, Vision 360: They were affected by fires Mura Vita Vita is the name of the enterprise driven by seven partners from the Tacana indigenous community, located in the municipality of San Buenaventura, in the department of La Paz. A community member cuts the leaves of a cacao tree. Photo: CIPTA – Practical…
Madidi is at serious risk due to the introduction of African palm | El Madidi está en serio riesgo por el ingreso de palma africana
By El Diario: Madidi, one of the most biodiverse areas in the world, is at serious risk due to the introduction of African palm, asserted environmentalist Daniela Arratia. In contact with the media, Arratia stated that protected areas must be safeguarded, and one entity responsible for this task is the National Service of Protected Areas…
Foundations question lithium contracts, call them inconsistent, and urge the Legislature for a “thorough analysis” | Fundaciones observan contratos del litio, afirman que son incongruentes y piden al Legislativo un “análisis exhaustivo”
By Fernando Chávez, Visión 360: The technical and financial clauses of the contracts favor the companies Uranium and CBC, according to the analysis. A lithium industrialization plant. Photo: YLB The Jubileo, Milenio, and Solón foundations, along with the Geneva Club (CDG) and the Bolivia Documentation and Information Center (Cedib), have raised a series of concerns…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 