Mongabay: Struggles loom as Bolivia prepares new plan to clean up its mercury problem by Maxwell Radwin on 9 March 2023 Bolivia’s failure to combat illegal gold mining generated a heated national debate last year. Numerous news sites published investigations into deforestation, pollution and corruption tied to the mining industry, while leading officials in congress and the UN made public…
Category: Environment
Survives 31 days by eating worms | Sobrevivió un mes comiendo gusanos
Amazon jungle: Man survives 31 days by eating worms Vanessa Buschschlüter – BBC News A Bolivian man has described how he managed to survive for 31 days in the Amazon jungle after he got lost. Jhonattan Acosta, 30, got separated from his four friends while out hunting in northern Bolivia. He says he drank rainwater…
New giant water lily species brings Bolivia 3 Guinness world records – Nueva especie de nenúfar gigante trae a Bolivia 3 récords mundiales Guinness
Gina Baldivieso, EFE, La Prensa Latina: Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Feb 21 (EFE).- A recently discovered giant water lily species has grown for just over two decades in a small chunk of eco-paradise in eastern Bolivia created by landscape designer Gaston “Tonchi” Ribero. Although horticulturists there and elsewhere were long unaware of the new species, known…
Land Speed World Record – Récord mundial de velocidad terrestre
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…
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…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 