hoybolivia.com reports: Rains help control fires in Santa Cruz but still burning pockets persist The departmental director of Environment, Cinthia Asin, reported Tuesday [08/09/2016] that the rains help control fires affecting Santa Cruz, although there are still persisting some burning points in the Chaco and part of the valleys. “We have been aided by rains although…
Category: Health
Fires sweep across Bolivia, August 2016
Reuters reports: Fires sweep across Bolivia Bolivian authorities struggle to contain the worst outbreak of forest fires in a decade, as high winds and drought lead to fires that threaten several national parks. Ashraf Fahim reports. Fires sweep across Bolivia, driven by drought and high winds. They’re the worst in ten years and local volunteers…
How tall Bolivians became over the last 100 years
Excerpts from “Dutch men and Latvian women tallest in world according to 100-year height study” by Kate Wighton, that pertain to Bolivia, follow: The research, led by scientists from Imperial College London and using data from most countries in the world, tracked height among young adult men and women…
Bolivia drugs: Police seize huge cocaine consignment
Reuters reports in BBC News: Bolivia drugs: Police seize huge cocaine consignment Police in Bolivia have seized more than seven tonnes of cocaine which they believe was destined for sale in the United States. The drugs were hidden inside a cargo of mineral ore being carried in lorries along a remote mountain pass leading to…
Our Latino Heritage: Why Chicago Became Home to Many Bolivian Doctors
NBC News Latino reports: Our Latino Heritage: Why Chicago Became Home to Many Bolivian Doctors by RALEIGH CAVERO CHICAGO, Ill. — Interviewing Bolivian doctors in Chicago is like interviewing members of a huge family. It’s remarkable not only because they’re so close, but because they’re so numerous: The Windy City has the largest concentration of…
Swine Flu Outbreak: Bolivia Launches Anti-H1N1 Campaign
TeleSur reports: Swine Flu Outbreak: Bolivia Launches Anti-H1N1 Campaign The virus has killed hundreds of people across Latin America this year. Bolivia has launched a campaign against the H1N1 virus after a surge of cases in 2016, Prensa Latina reported Saturday. The South American nation’s Ministry of Health is set to deploy more than 4,000…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 