On November 12, I posted a news regarding the Italian initiative to dive at high altitude: https://bolivianthoughts.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/diving-in-the-highest-lake-of-the-world/ Today, Pagina Siete (Pablo Peralta) reports: The team dived 101 meters deep at Lake Titicaca. FACT: In one of the dives near the Isla del Sol team rescued three archaeological artifacts (two noggins and a third element), which were handed to the…
Category: Environment
TIPNIS jailers, an editorial from Los Tiempos
Today’s editorial from Los Tiempos, regarding TIPNIS jailers: In order to obtain first-hand information, Los Tiempos organized the trip of a reporting team (a journalist, a photographer and a driver) to confirm, or otherwise, several reports on the construction of a road within the Indigenous Territory Isiboro Secure (TIPNIS), which would be underway by the indigenous sympathizers of the political…
Indigenous will ask to revoke current president if TIPNIS’ accords are not enforced
Indigenous Assembly Member, Bienvenido Zacu (MAS) regretted that in the last week he has heard statements that call again for a road to be built through the middle of the reserve. During last week, some groups aligned to the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) wanted to re-start the highway project Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos, through the modification of the law that…
Diving in the highest lake of the world!
A team of Italian experts in diving and high altitude medicine are sharing their studies with the Bolivian Naval Force, in the Titicaca Lake. They have four missions: training and equipping the Navy; scientific research; cultural exploration and want to mark a record dive. The last of these points is the one that led to the arrival of the…
TIPNIS suffers governmental tangible revenge
Last night, Los Tiempos website reported an unfortunate chain of events: Current government, suspended (this Friday) the operating license to the only tourism company that operates in the TIPNIS: Untamed Angling. The rationale: the government says this company is not in compliance with environmental permits; and that this activity contradicts the Short Law which states that “intangible” concept of this…
Interesting agricultural news – Exposemillas
El Deber reports: The presentation of new bio-fortified seed varieties for: bean, corn, rice and sweet potato developed by research centers; and the announcement of $ 53 million dollars to strengthen the seed sector are the highlights in Exposemillas, an event to be held today at the USA booth in Fexpocruz exhibition field. More than 50 producers from different…
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