Sarah Gilbert writes for The Guardian: La Paz, Bolivia guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels High in the Andes, Bolivia’s de facto capital is having a moment, thanks to local artists, chefs and cafe owners on a mission to breathe new life into the historic centre. There are few cities…
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Tsimané of Bolivia: Parents in a Remote Amazon Village Barely Talk to Their Babies—and the Kids Are Fine
Dana G. Smith writes for Scientific American: BEHAVIOR & SOCIETY Parents in a Remote Amazon Village Barely Talk to Their Babies—and the Kids Are Fine Ignoring a Western child-rearing practice does not seem to matter for the Tsimané of Bolivia In 1995 a landmark study (pdf) found that children whose families were on welfare heard…
Karen Tórrez wins gold for Bolivia!
EFE reports via diez.bo from El Deber: BOLIVARIAN Karen Tórrez wins gold for Bolivia The Bolivian swimmer achieved the first gold medal for the country after winning the 50 meter freestyle event at the Bolivarian Games in Santa Marta (Colombia). Bolivarian swimmer Karen Tórrez on Wednesday [11/22/2017] gave her country the first gold medal of…
S&T students to spend Thanksgiving break in Bolivia
The Rolla Daily News reports: S&T students to spend Thanksgiving break in Bolivia The student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) at Missouri University of Science and Technology will travel to Puerto Pando, Bolivia, to continue its work to help provide access to safe drinking water for the local community. The students will travel to…
Bolivia lawmaker says SOAT payouts too small
Allan Brown reports for BNAmericas: Bolivia lawmaker says SOAT payouts too small A Bolivian lawmaker is due this week to present a bill that would increase the amount paid out in claims under mandatory traffic accident policies ( Bolivia to ‘nationalize’ the SOAT insurance business: Bolivia’s state-owned life insurer UNIVida will take over the complete…
Annual Gala raises funds for Bolivian children
Messenger Post Media reports: Annual Gala raises funds for Bolivian children Members of the Rochester community celebrated their own contribution toward children’s health in Bolivia at the fourth Annual Gala for the AAVia Foundation for the Health of Bolivian Children on Oct. 13. Every AAVia Foundation gala features a special guest visiting from Bolivia. Guests…
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