By Santiago Limachi and Marcelo Rochabrun Reuters, Union Leader, New Hampshire: SALAR DE UYUNI, Bolivia — On the otherworldly white salt flats of Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, an 11-year-old boy has become a photography success taking quirky and creative pictures of tourists — with a little help from a blue plastic dinosaur toy. Piter Condori…
Category: Environment
How Bolivia has escaped the inflation sweeping Latin America (and why it’s not as good news as it seems) – Cómo se ha librado Bolivia de la inflación que recorre América Latina (y por qué no es tan buena noticia como parece)
Guillermo D. Olmo, BBC: The world economy is shaken by the wave of global inflation. The war in Ukraine and the stimuli with which governments responded to the blow of the pandemic have pushed the increase in prices to levels not seen for decades. In Latin America, the impact of the rise is especially painful….
Laguna Colorada: Geothermal plant – Planta Geotérmica
Alexander Richter, Think Geoenergy: Bolivia to explore future of Laguna Colorada geothermal project build out Laguna Colorada construction update (source: video screenshot, Sacyr website) A new hiring process is to kick start for evaluation work on the build out of the Laguna Colorada geothermal project in Bolivia. Latin America’s leading energy news platform BN Americas…
Climate change in Bolivia’s Gran Chaco region – Cambio climático en la región del Gran Chaco de Bolivia
Global Voices: Reframing narratives about climate change in Bolivia’s Gran Chaco region Why local and diverse perspectives on climate change matter Written by Eduardo Avila Droughts, wildfires, flooding, and deforestation are just some of the environmental pressures plaguing Bolivia’s Gran Chaco region. Yet, according to those affected by these realities on the ground, international media…
Irohito Urus Indians: from fishing to robotics in Bolivia – Indígenas Irohito Urus: de la pesca a la robótica en Bolivia
Por PAOLA FLORES, AP News: IROHITO URUS, Bolivia (AP) — Three students from the Irohito Urus ethnic group in the Bolivian highlands have created a robot with the head of an Andean cat using materials from their environment such as reeds to disinfect surfaces such as cell phones and raise awareness among care to combat…
CHARQUINI: Receding Glacier ‘Doomed to Disappear’ – Glaciar en retroceso ‘condenado a desaparecer’
Reuters, USNews: In Bolivia, a Battle Over a Receding Glacier ‘Doomed to Disappear’ Mountain guides in the Cholita climbers group pass in front of a no trespassing sign during the inauguration of tourist season at the Charquini glacier, as scientists and climbers battle over the future of the controversial lure for tourists, outside of El…
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