By Joe Yogerst, CNN: Why this is Latin America’s next dining destination Anticucho (beef heart brochette) with pinta boca potatoes and aji cream with peanuts at Ancestral in La Paz. Courtesy Patricio Crooker and Christian Gutierrez. CNN — Bolivia doesn’t seem like an obvious foodie destination. But the big, landlocked South American country is making waves in the culinary world via top-notch…
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To reap what has been sown: blocking roads and protests against masismo | A cosechar lo sembrado: bloqueo caminos y protestas contra el masismo
By Carla Mercado, Yerko Guevara, UNITEL, Eju.tv: Transport Confirms Roadblocks and Marches This Monday, Warns of Indefinite Protests The main demands of the sector are a solution to the regular supply of fuel and the shortage of dollars. In recent days, the union sector and importers expressed their support for the protest [Photo: Yerko Guevara…
Singani producing areas in Bolivia | Zonas productoras de Singani en Bolivia
Singani is only produced in Bolivia, if you want to know more about this extraordinary drink, explore this link. Did you know that #Potosí is among the main regional producers of Wines and Singanis?Our fertile valleys are full of vine production, after Tarija, Potosí has the largest producing region that is not being used to…
Possible River Overflow – Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Yungas de La Paz – Posible desborde en ríos
Opinion: Senamhi: Orange Alert for Possible River Overflow in Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, and Yungas de La Paz Senamhi forecasts “sudden rises in water levels with possible overflows in the basins of the Yapacaní, Ichilo, Chapare, and Beni rivers.” The National Meteorology and Hydrology Service (Senamhi) has activated the Orange hydrological alert from May 8 to…
Gold Mining: A State-Sanctioned Scourge in Bolivia | Minería de oro: un flagelo autorizado por el Estado en Bolivia
By María Fernanda Ramírez, InSight Crime: Bolivia is in the midst of a gold rush caused by record gold prices and growing international demand. This gold rush has been facilitated by permissive mining regulations that blur the line between legal and illegal. The spread of mining throughout the country and the broader Amazon in the last…
Fishermen demand suspension of mining activity in the Beni River | Pesqueros piden suspender actividad minera en río Beni
El Diario: Due to contamination Faced with the serious impacts and damages caused by mining activity on the population living along the riverbanks and on the commercialization of their product, the fishing sector has called for the suspension of mercury use and the cessation of this activity in the basins of the Beni River. “We…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 