Editorial, El Deber: After 30 years, what was seen to come and what those who know were warning about finally happened: Bolivia has a deficit between exports and imports of hydrocarbons; this means that more is spent on buying fuel from abroad than what is earned from the sale of natural gas. According to official…
Category: Environment
Jichisat: The equipment created to alert river overflows | El equipo creado para alertar desbordes de ríos
Opinion: Three electronic engineers developed the equipment, with PVC pipes and sensors, which notifies, through Telegram, the unusual increase in the water flow. They seek that the authorities can adopt the project to apply it in Cochabamba. In recent years, Cochabamba has experienced several episodes of natural disasters due to overflowing rivers. In addition to…
Guaraní women recover ancestral territory | Mujeres guaraníes recuperan territorio ancestral
Los Tiempos: Free and without owners: Guarani women present a book that summarizes their struggles for the recovery of their ancestral territory Laguna Chica: first ancestral territory, longed for and consolidated by the organized force of Guarani women, this is the name of the book that this June 22 the protagonists of this story present…
Red Macaw in danger! | ¡Paraba roja en peligro!
Opinion: Plan to preserve red-fronted macaw initiated; there are 1,160 According to statistical data reported in the 2021 census, 159 pairs are active for reproduction. The red-fronted macaw, an endemic species from Bolivia that lives in the dry valleys of Cochabamba, Potosí, Chuquisaca and Santa Cruz, is listed as critically endangered, according to the Cochabamba…
Let’s take care of our water | Cuidemos nuestra agua
María René Lievana Sandoval, Coordinadora de Comunicación, Fundación Gaia Pacha, Los Tiempos: BINOMIO. Unidos por el agua, Comunidad de Santa Ana, Beni. | Cortesía – BINOMIAL. United by water, Community of Santa Ana, Beni. | Courtesy Embassy of Sweden rewards three Bolivian teams for generating water projects Within the final event, each team presented their…
Why Russia should not win the bid for Bolivia’s lithium (commentary) | Por qué Rusia no debería ganar la licitación por el litio de Bolivia (comentario)
Mongabay: Commentary by Joseph Bouchard on 7 June 2022 The government of Bolivia is currently negotiating with various foreign companies from countries including Argentina, the United States, China, and Russia, for the handling of its lithium extraction. Results of the bidding process should be announced within the next two weeks. A top contender is Russia: Moscow-based Uranium…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 