ERBOL reports: Mining pollutes water They detect lead in the blood of some children in Tupiza They detected the presence of lead in some children, in District 3, in the municipality of Tupiza, the Department of Potosi, which is of concern to several families, said Norma Moreno, Member of the Comite Octubre Azul [October Blue…
Category: Health
Double standards are recurrent under this coca growing government…
This is an excellent editorial from El Diario: Double ethical standards about coca The current Government of the country apparently has double ethics in relation to the production and cultivation of the coca leaf. Indeed, on the one hand announces that it is dedicated to eradicate large areas of the bush, while, on the other…
Natural plastic made in Uyuni Salt Plains, Potosi, Bolivia!!!
From Redorbit and El Deber: Two news about the wonders that we have in beautiful Salar de Uyuni!! Bacteria From Salar De Uyuni In Bolivia Conceal Bioplastic In Bolivia, in the largest continuous salt desert in the world, researchers from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia have found a bacterium that stores large amounts of PHB,…
Bolivian Corruption 101: Where Bolivia falls under the 2013 Corruption Barometer?
This post is longer than usual, it has Reuters’ worldwide news, followed by Bolivia’s data: Crisis of confidence in government handling of corruption, survey shows By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN | Tue Jul 9, 2013 11:10am IST (Reuters) – A majority of people worldwide believes corruption has worsened in the last two years and they see governments as…
Bolivian chuno and tunta [which are processed potato] have interesting properties against diabetes and overweight!
Tatiana Sanabria reports for Pagina Siete: Chuño and tunta may decrease the level of glucose in the blood Science: a group of Bolivian researchers analyzed resistant starch in 52 samples of potato, chuño [sometimes de ñ does not show, is the n with the – on top, Spanish alphabet] and tunta in two communities of…
Bolivian Food 101 – A culinary tour of Bolivia: cooking with altitude
I found this excellent article through a friend in FB, superbly written and which I reproduce in its entirety: From Ed Stoker, The Guardian: A culinary tour of Bolivia: cooking with altitude Bolivia is hardly known for its foodie scene but that hasn’t stopped the founder of one of the world’s best restaurants opening an…
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