Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: The Bolivian A discussion that is part of the social and political debate of the last thirty or forty years in Bolivia, especially since the time of the visibility of the “kataristas” cultural currents, refers to the need to find or define the identity of Bolivia. All reflection struggled…
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How Moving To Bolivia Saved Our Retirement
From: How Moving To Bolivia Saved Our Retirement By David Hammond, InternationalLiving.com This article comes to us courtesy of InternationalLiving.com, the world’s leading authority on how to live, work, invest, travel, and retire better overseas. Nestled in an Andean valley at 6,000 feet, the Bolivian city of Tarija is truly one of South America’s great…
CBN volunteers cleaned Titicaca lakeside
Pagina Siete reports: CBN volunteers cleaned Titicaca lakeside In the framework of Corporate Social Responsibility, volunteers of the Bolivian National Brewery (CBN) conducted the cleaning of the Kohana Bay of Lake Titicaca. The activity was held with the Ministries of Environment and Water, Health, Justice, Culture and Tourism, Education and Foreign Affairs, and several universities…
Unchecked Pollution Befouling Majestic Lake Titicaca
Unchecked Pollution Befouling Majestic Lake Titicaca BAHIA DE COHANA, Bolivia — Jun 25, 2015, 11:52 AM ET By CARLOS VALDEZ Associated Press Gulls swept down to feast on hundreds of dead and dying giant frogs floating in the rancid waters along a southeastern shore of Lake Titicaca, where the algae-choked shallows reek of rotten eggs….
They manufacture the first masks for burned people, made in Bolivia!
Veronica Zapana reports for Pagina Siete: In the Rehabilitation Center for the Burned, of La Paz They manufacture the first masks for burned people, made in Bolivia An American expert came to train, in the development of parts, which help restore functionality of victims’ burned-faces. Por the first time in Bolivia, hospitals in Bolivia, make…
Bolivian ruling ochlocracy opens up national parks to oil and gas firms… WTH!?
David Hill reports for The Guardian: Bolivia opens up national parks to oil and gas firms New law permitting hydrocarbons operations in “protected areas” sparks major concerns for people and the environment. The Madidi National Park in north-west Bolivia is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. One particularly astonishing fact: the park…
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