Mirna Echave reports for La Prensa: PEOPLE INHABIT IN TOWNS LOCATED OVER 3,500 METERS [above sea level] ALMOST 2.9 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN HIGH MOUNTAIN The Government made a diagnosis on the mountainous area of Bolivia. In Bolivia, 2.9 million people live at locations above 3,500 meters above sea level, according to the Prime Diagnostic…
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Bolivian Giant Armadillo endangered
El Diario reports: Giant Armadillo endangered The giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus, Kerr, 1792) is vulnerable, said the latest study presented in the Red Book of vertebrate wildlife of Bolivia as assessed by 2008. This animal would’ve been sacrificed as a result of floods in the lowlands of northern La Paz and Beni. Susana Carpio, head…
Costa Rica will advise us, on geothermal energy
AFP/ San Jose reports for Pagina Siete: MISSION ARRIVES IN LA PAZ Costa Rica will advise on geothermal energy Costa Rica Energy authorities will sign in Bolivia an agreement to support the South American country in developing its geothermal resources. Energy authorities from Costa Rica in Bolivia will sign an agreement to support the South…
Remittances: Four of every ten dollars come from Spain
El Diario reports: Remittances: Four of every ten dollars come from Spain Bolivia in 2014, received in remittances the sum of $1,163.6 million dollars, a 1.5% lower amount as compared to 2013, when Bolivia received $1,181.8 million dollars, according to the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB). According to a report from this institution, the decrease…
The seven places in Bolivia that share the name Berlin
Alejandra Pau reports for Pagina Siete: The seven places in Bolivia that share the name Berlin They are in the Amazon and the highlands, the seven “Berlins” are related with German migration in Bolivia. And not one, but seven “Berlins”. For hidden paths, in the almost desert Andes or the dense Amazonian there is a…
Pope Francis will visit Bolivia this July 2015!
La Prensa reports: WILL BE IN THREE CITIES POPE TO VISIT THE COUNTRY FOR THREE DAYS La Paz. Yesterday it was learned that Pope Francis will come to Bolivia between July, 6 and 8 and will visit three cities. According to the known facts, the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church, will begin his stay…
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