From Reuters for CBC news: Lake Poopo, Bolivia’s 2nd-largest lake, dries up Climate change has boosted temperatures, tripling evaporation Thomson Reuters Posted: Dec 18, 2015 10:24 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 18, 2015 1:27 PM ET [To watch the video, please use the link at the bottom, thank you.] What happens when a lake dries…
Category: Health
Do we really care about the environment?
The anthropocene has set foot and we are still debating and assuming demagogue positions… this cartoon from Los Tiempos makes a great point: The kid says: “hey Nicola, the “extractivism” doesn’t go against Mother Nature?” Nicola, the dog, replies: “it depends kid, from the mouth of a capitalist is a crime against Mother Nature [pachamama],…
Bolivia’s Coca Dilemma
Al-Jazeera reports: Snow of the Andes: Bolivia’s Coca Dilemma Bolivia fights to maintain its traditional use of the coca leaf as drug trafficking threatens national customs. Bolivia is the third largest coca and cocaine producer in the world. The country has a long history of using the coca plant for many of its traditional medicines,…
We pray for our Cardinal Julio Terrazas – Rezamos por nuestro Cardenal Julio Terrazas
Hoy, solo rezamos y oramos por la salud de nuestro querido Cardenal Julio Terrazas. Today, we just pray for the health of our beloved Cardinal Julio Terrazas.
Bolivian Foundations offer panettone, cards and raffles for 2015 Christmas!
Leyla Mendieta reports for El Dia: Campaigns on Christmas season Foundations offer panettone, cards and raffles Solidarity. The main reasons for organizing these activities are raising funds for the payment of the 2nd christmas bonus [demagogue offer of ruling political party, just to keep in power] and to sustain these centers. Down Syndrome Foundation (Fusindo),…
Bolivian Jenny Quisbert wins international competition!
El Diario reports: Young alteña wins international competition The first place of the contest Leachate Treatment Systems for Landfill, held in Santiago, Chile, was occupied by Jenny Quisbert, who at 23-year-old, won $40 million dollars for the implementation of the project in El Alto. The young alteña [born in El Alto city] is in her…
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