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…
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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…
In May, will initiate diggings in search of a pyramid in Tiwanaku
Milen Saavedra reports for Pagina Siete: TECHNICIANS DISCOVERED THREE LEVELS IN THE SITE KANTATALLITA SITE In May, will initiate diggings in search of a pyramid in Tiwanaku The Center for Archaeological, Anthropological and Management Research of that population gave this year to Unesco its management plan. In May [2015], a group of technicians from the Center…
Inexhaustible strength of Esteban Quelale
El Diario made an excellent recognition of a superb athlete: Inexhaustible strength Esteban Quelale, 71 years old, runs in El Diario’s competition [13 kilometer run] for 40 years. The icon of the Bolivian received the athletics gold medal in the specialty of the Bolivarian walk in 1977 and Odesur, held in the city of La…
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