Juan Jose Toro, Los Tiempos The first vaccination In the days before and after the founding of Bolivia, Antonio José de Sucre was a tremendously busy man. His voluminous correspondence, greater than Bolívar’s at that time, shows that he was the one who carried the greatest weight in the organization of the country. Among his…
Category: Health
Pilcomayo in peril | Pilcomayo en peligro
Editorial, Página Siete: Stop killing the Pilcomayo It is not new that the waste from Potosi mining, especially that practiced by cooperative members without any control or ecological awareness, is contaminating the Pilcomayo River, a source of life and food that runs through no more and no less than three countries: Bolivia , Argentina and…
Wildlife returns to ‘death road’ | Vida silvestre regresa al ‘camino de la muerte’
Reuters, abc.net: Bolivia’s wildlife returns to Amazon ‘death road’ Wildlife along Bolivia’s infamous “death road” has rebounded in the 15 years since it was effectively closed to heavy traffic. Key points: The road was once a main route through the Andes It claimed the lives of hundreds of Bolivians between 1999 and 2003 Now wildlife is bouncing…
Cold front and frosts that will affect 6 regions | Frente frío y heladas que afectarán a 6 regiones
El Diario: Senamhi forecasts cold front and frosts that will affect 6 regions The National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi) issued an orange alert due to the entry of a cold front that will affect six departments. The low temperatures will begin today and will last until Thursday. “The entry of a cold front…
Bolivia: Without plan due to uncontrolled use of mercury | Sin plan ante uso descontrolado de mercurio
El Diario: The UN rapporteur, Marco Orellana, expressed concern about the little effort to prevent the use of the chemical in mining that affects the country’s indigenous peoples. Likewise, he said that the trafficking of mercury from Bolivia to the countries of the region frustrates international efforts to eliminate its use in the extraction of…
Titicaca: A polluted lake | Un lago contaminado
EFE, Los Tiempos: Vista del lago Titicaca. | View of Lake Titicaca. | Foto archivo They identify more than a hundred polluting sources of Lake Titicaca More than a hundred polluting sources harm the quality of the waters of Lake Titicaca, according to the latest inventory carried out by the Binational Authority of Lake Titicaca…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 