Tourism in Bolivia has TOO MUCH to offer, today I will talk about the dry forest in Chiquitos, Santa Cruz. El Deber has sponsored a trip for students, and I believe it is there for anyone to enjoy, marvelous nature (beautiful pictures can be seen from the link below) we have so close to us,…
Category: Environment
TIPNIS and the old beaten scape goat…
This cartoon appeared in El Diario, 11/22/11. Bolivian society keeps looking after the responsible person in charge of ordering the brutal repression to the TIPNIS marchers’ group. People are shouting “who did the order! who was!” and the former vice minister is pointing to the former minister of government and saying “he was!!” while current…
Strong quake rattles Bolivia, close to Trinidad, Tuesday, Nov 22, 2011
Strong quake rattles Bolivia (AFP) – 1 hour ago at 02:48:15 PM at epicenter (Bolivian time) LA PAZ — A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Bolivia on Tuesday, but the epicenter was deep underground and there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The US Geographical Survey said the quake’s epicenter was 331.4 miles (533.3 kilometers) underground…
TIPNIS government’s same old song
If current government has something of remarkable nature is that is relentless. Likewise, it is just a shame that such energy and committment is only used to beat dead horses… This cartoon is from El Dia, November 18, 2011. On top it reads “Inter-cultural ecologist.” Current vice-minister for the environment is placing the non-approval, denied stamp on…
Viable road options instead of going through the TIPNIS
In case it was forgotten, this map was published on Los Tiempos, July 3, 2011. You can read more about these alternatives in the link below: https://bolivianthoughts.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/tipnis-has-six-bolivian-government-alternatives-to-consider/ There is a Law that prohibits ANY road through the TIPNIS, and there are these options… so why the government keeps playing the same old song? Get to…
Our Kaa-Iya National Park is in PERIL
I visited the Kaa-Iya (this article writes Caa Iya, but i changed it to Kaa-Iya as that was the way the Izoceno leaders taught me) at least three times and was always amazed with the ecosystem and the people, the Izocenos are friendly, proud individuals. Kaa-Iya is located in the Chaco region, which we share with Paraguay and Argentina; this beautiful park…
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