Cycle News: Bolivia Land Speed World Record Event Returns Cycle News Staff | February 22, 2023 Back in 2017, some of the world’s fastest motorcycle racers headed to South America to make history at the first-ever FIM-sanctioned land speed world record event on Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni. Following the pioneering effort was a return event in…
Category: Environment
Drought, frost against potato – Sequía y heladas contra la papa
AFP, Phys.org: Drought and frost batter vital potato crops in Bolivia by Martín SILVA Dozens of furrows lie barren in a dusty field on the Bolivian highlands. It should be replete with potato plants ready for harvest, but a deadly combination of drought and frost proved too much for the crop. Cristobal Pongo, one of…
To learn more about Bolivia | Para conocer más de Bolivia
Nicole Jimenez, Los Tiempos: Long holidays that you can take advantage of to learn more about Bolivia 2023 has the particularity that it has several long holidays, which accompany the weekend. Next, we will let you know which are the closest ones, so take note of the dates and book them to make those trips…
“They are contaminating us with mercury and destroying our crops” | “Nos están contaminando con mercurio y destruyendo nuestros cultivos”
Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: “They are contaminating us with mercury and destroying our crops,” denounces indigenous leader The testimony corresponds to Jorge Chamaro, secretary of land and territory of the Indigenous Central of the Amazon Region of Bolivia (Cirabo), a region affected by the illegal exploitation of gold The arrest of 13 people accused of…
Environmental damage caused by encroachers – Daño medioambiental producido por avasalladores
Lourdes Molina, El Deber: Justice prohibits settlement in the Lomas de Arena aquifer and recognizes the environmental damage caused by the encroachers Representatives of the Departmental Legislative Assembly (ALD) revealed that by constitutional means they granted protection of rights to the environment and water, within the framework of the class action filed The Departmental Legislative…
The looting of gold – El saqueo del oro
Editorial, Los Tiempos: There is no other way to describe extractivist activities that cause irreparable damage. Because these predatory tasks have counterproductive edges that will incur a bill that will be difficult to pay, not only in the short term, but above all in the medium and long terms, that is, for the new generations….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 