By Agencia de Noticias Ambientales, Erbol: Municipalities and Indigenous Peoples ask Paz and Lara for definitive rejection of mining requests in those territories Through a letter addressed to the president- and vice president-elect, Rodrigo Paz and Edman Lara respectively, sent by Indigenous peoples, mayors’ offices and civil society organizations, they requested the definitive rejection of…
Category: Environment
Governorship enacts law for the protection and conservation of the bufeo | Gobernación promulga ley de protección y conservación del bufeo
By Opinion: Governor Humberto Sánchez, during his visit to the municipality of Puerto Villarroel, enacted and delivered this Saturday two departmental laws, 1225 and 1221. The highest authority of the department arrived in the municipality of Puerto Villarroel, accompanied by departmental assembly member Dámaris Orihuela and technicians, to officially deliver to the Civic Committee the…
Order the land to produce | Ordenar la tierra para producir
By El Diario: Lucio Tito’s proposal Land management must be based on potential and productive capacity Despite investment and programs allocated to the rural area to improve food production, the results have not met expectations; therefore, Lucio Tito — researcher and postgraduate professor at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA) — proposes organizing the…
ViajArte, the magazine that connects with Bolivia’s destinations and culture | ViajArte, la revista que conecta con los destinos y la cultura de Bolivia
By Jorge Manuel Soruco, Vision 360: The publication features augmented reality The project was born out of the need to offer tourists—both domestic and foreign—a proper guide to places to visit, food, and accommodations. Using a cell phone, readers can access more information about tourism and destinations.PHOTO: Marina Mamani / Visión 360 It consists of…
Government must recover sovereignty over Bolivian gold | Gobierno debe recuperar la soberanía del oro boliviano
By El Diario: The world buys the mineral, and Bolivia sells it While the world is buying gold, in Bolivia it is being sold—and it’s in private hands. Faced with this situation, the government must recover sovereignty over gold; that is, if there is political will, illegal mining companies should be eliminated and only formal…
The Return of the Palkachupa | El regreso de la palkachupa
By Fernando Chávez, Vision 360: Leco Indigenous People Recover the Population of a Bolivian Endemic Bird Believed Extinct for Nearly a Century Two of these birds appeared before the eyes of Remmy Huanca as he rested under the shade of a tree in the Bolivian Amazon. A specimen of the small bird known as the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 