Bolivia struggles with gender-based violence The death of María Isabel Pillco illustrates how far the country has to go in changing a culture of domestic abuse April 30, 2015 5:00AM ET by Sara Shahriari LA PAZ, Bolivia — María Isabel Pillco’s body lay on a table in the city morgue. A doctor was conducting an…
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The Bolivian women who knit parts for hearts
The Bolivian women who knit parts for hearts By Ignacio de los Reyes BBC Health Check 29 March 2015 Traditional craft skills are helping to save the lives of children born with heart defects in Bolivia. The indigenous Aymara women have centuries of experience of knitting and weaving distinctive woollen hats, sweaters and blankets. [To…
DESPICABLE CRIME: OVER 70 JAGUARS WERE VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING
Mirna Echave reports for La Prensa: MISSING HUMAN RESOURCES AND MATERIALS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. OVER 70 JAGUARS WERE VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING National authorities await the judgment justice to be applied to a foreigner accused of smuggling wildlife parts of Bolivia. In his possession more than 300 jaguar teeth, and other parts of specimens of…
Financial Applications win at Innovalab: innovation and creativity win-win!
aPagina Siete reports: Financial Applications win at Innovalab The BISA Bank chose three groups as winners of the first innovation laboratory: Innovalab, held in La Paz. The selected applications were BISA Life, Chuspita and Lightning. The multidisciplinary groups worked strenuously for 48 hours in the creation of these technological solutions, received an economic incentive and, most…
Bolivia duo launches new wave album: PervClub
Pagina Siete reports: Through SOUNDCLOUD Bolivia duo launches new wave album The Bolivian PervClub new wave duo released today [3/26/2015] at noon, three songs from their debut album through the SoundCloud music portal. The duo, made up of musicians Sigur and Shaggall, combined guitars, pianos, trumpets and saxophones with analog synthesizers and electronic instruments. High…
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