By Leonel Suárez, El País: Fish depletion and mining pollution are recurring issues. The environmental tragedy continues, while the voices of Indigenous peoples remain unheard by authorities The Pilcomayo River—a vital thread flowing through southern Bolivia—sustains hundreds of Indigenous communities, including the Weenhayek, Tapiete, and Guaraní peoples in the department of Tarija. Today, it is…
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Around 80 athletes will take part in the Columbia Skyrace Sajama to be held this Saturday | Unos 80 atletas serán parte del Columbia Skyrace Sajama que se realizará este sábado
By Marcelo Avendaño, Visión 360: Mountain Races Athletes from several departments of the country and from abroad will compete in the third stop of the 2025 season An athlete in a past competition. Photo: Skyrunning Bolivia. With the participation of more than 80 runners, the Columbia Skyrace Sajama will be held this Saturday as the…
Extracting Homemade Hyaluronic Acid | Extrayendo ácido hialurónico casero
By Remberto Hurtado, Leonardo Putaré, El Deber: From Egg to Laboratory: Students Succeed in Extracting Homemade Hyaluronic Acid Hyaluronic acid with a university seal. Biochemistry students found a way to obtain hyaluronic acid from the eggshell membrane. Their proposal, with medical, cosmetic, and sustainable applications, began as a homemade practice. A common household waste became…
Sharp temperature drop for today and tomorrow | Brusca baja de temperatura para hoy y mañana
By Jorge Soruco, Visión 360: Low Temperatures Senamhi warns of a sharp temperature drop for Monday and Tuesday This week, temperature drops between 6 and 12 degrees Celsius are expected, mainly affecting the regions of Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, and Tarija. Crops affected by frost. PHOTO: ABI The National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi) forecasted…
Soccer, cacao, and bees have brought young reforesters together for 10 years | El fútbol, el cacao y las abejas unen a los jóvenes reforestadores desde hace 10 años
By Sumando Voces, Erbol: IN THE AMAZON This story has a lot to do with soccer, cacao, and bees. It all began in 2015, when fires reached massive proportions, leaving devastation and sorrow in the Bolivian Amazon. At that time, soccer was already bringing together the youth of the Medio Monte community, located about 35…
Salty Life: The Silent Struggle of the Weenhayek | Salada vida: el drama silencioso de los Weenhayek
By Yenny Escalante y Felicidad Alarcón, Sumando Voces: Freddy Cortez, a Weenhayek indigenous man. Photos: Yenny Escalante Freddy Cortez doesn’t complain about the heat. Even though the thermometer reads 38°C and the sun beats down mercilessly on the Bolivian Chaco, he’s used to enduring even higher temperatures, which are typical of the area. The skin…
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