Pagina Siete: The Health Minister announced meetings with Oruro authorities to assess the situation of the fourth wave of the pandemic. Due to the increase in infections by Covid-19 at the national level, the Minister of Cultures, Sabina Orellana, reported that the possibility of suspending the Oruro Carnival is being analyzed. Orellana recalled that the…
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Mercury has catastrophic consequences on Bolivian indigenous peoples, UN experts say
Merco Press [For Spanish version Pagina Siete]: United Nations specialists have sent the Bolivian Government a “Letter of Allegations” after finding irregularities resulting from the unauthorized use of mercury which has brought up environmental and human rights consequences, it was reported Wednesday. UN rapporteurs Marcos Orellana (toxic substances and human rights) and José Francisco Cali…
Recién nacido en las calles de Riberalta – Newborn on the streets of Riberalta
Pagina Siete: Without medical attention, young woman gives birth in the middle of the street Surrounded by motorcyclists and neighbors who acted as midwives. This is how a baby was born yesterday on Avenida Jacarandá, Riberalta, Beni, where her mother could not reach a medical center. An hour and a half later, a Radio Patrol…
Achachairú
Nicole Pinto, El Deber: The season of achachairú has arrived, know its benefits Small, showy and with a great flavor. The achachairú has made its way into the national and international market with its own merit. This fruit is typical of eastern Bolivia, the municipality of Porongo being the largest producer, where the “Achachairú Fair”…
Empoderamiento de las mujeres – Women empowerment
Pagina Siete: Cholitas climbers go to the top of Sajama Three cholitas climbers from the Maya organization began a journey to bring a message of empowerment to women. Dora Magueño, 56, Ana Lía Magueño and Flora Chura left the city of La Paz for the town of Sajama. There they had a picnic and later…
Equipo boliviano triunfa en concurso internacional de biología sintética – Bolivian team triumphs in international synthetic biology contest
Pagina Siete: The project that the group, made up of more than 60 people, presented was a biosensor that detects arsenic in water (VIDEO). Bolivia won the gold medal in the international iGEM competition on synthetic biology. The project that the group of more than 60 people presented is related to a biosensor that detects…
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