Cristina Cotari, Los Tiempos: Las familias que llegaron al Tunari para disfrutar y jugar con la nieve. The families that came to Tunari to enjoy and play in the snow.| Carlos López Las bajas temperaturas realzan una laguna y el paisaje. Low temperatures enhance a lagoon and the landscape. | Carlos López Las familias que…
Category: Environment
Bolivia on a budget: see world-class sights for fewer bolivianos
MARK JOHANSON, Lonely Planet Writer You don’t need a massive budget to visit such world wonders as Lake Titicaca © Christophe Boisvieux / Getty Images Bolivia consistently ranks among the top bargain destinations in the Americas. With the country’s famously diverse terrain, you can explore Amazonian rainforests, ancient Tiwanaku ruins and some of the planet’s highest…
Bolivian gov fails to have action plan to reduce mercury use – Gobierno boliviano no tiene plan de acción para reducir uso de mercurio
Brújula Digital, Página Siete: At the IACHR: UN urges Bolivia to present an action plan to reduce mercury The UN Special Rapporteur for Toxic Substances stated that the illicit trafficking of mercury from Bolivia to other countries in the region is highly worrying. During the 183rd period of sessions, in a hearing before the Inter-American…
The jucumari bear: the gardener of the forest is in danger in Bolivia – El oso jucumari: el jardinero del bosque está en peligro en Bolivia
Adhemar Manjon, El Deber: It is the only species of South American bear that lives along the Andes and in Bolivia it is found from La Paz to Tarija. Fires, hunting and deforestation are killing it. Within the ecosystem it has a vital role [watch photo on the Spanish side] In September of last year,…
Killing our biodiversity – Matando nuestra biodiversidad
Editorial, El Diario: For the gold they invade Madidi The chant of “mother earth” has become a Chinese tale, one of the regular slogans of the 14-year-old regime and favorite legacy of the Luis Arce government. Neither the rulers nor their bases respect or care for mother earth. This is proven by the subjugation of…
Salar de Uyuni: Italian rescued – Italiano rescatado
El Diario: Thanks to GPS Soldiers rescue lost tourist in Salar de Uyuni Air Force personnel managed to track the active GPS signal on the foreign citizen’s motorcycle, proceeding to report the finding to the nearest municipality. After reports about a tourist of Italian nationality reported lost in the Uyuni salt flat, this person was…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 