By Vision 360: End-of-year festivities Municipalities have prepared schedules that include parades, dances, the lighting of giant trees, and millions of colorful lights. Christmas lights on a street in Cochabamba. Photos: APG and Jhersson Soria Sandoval The Christmas atmosphere is already felt in several Bolivian cities, where local governments have planned activities ranging from parades…
Category: La Paz
Silent Justice Amid Illegal Mining | Justicia muda frente a la minería ilegal
By Jimena Mercado, Erbol: Illegal mining in Madre de Dios: Agro-Environmental Tribunal remains silent four months after preventive action The Center for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS), through its director Miguel Vargas, expresses concern over the Agro-Environmental Tribunal’s failure to rule on the direct preventive environmental action filed four months ago by the Multiethnic…
From the Amazon to the Altiplano: the signature cuisine that tells Bolivia’s story | De la Amazonia al Altiplano: la cocina de autor que narra Bolivia
By El Deber: Bolivia’s dishes, techniques and ingredients are no longer just a cultural legacy — they have become a living narrative that blends innovation, identity and tourism. Bolivian gastronomy is undergoing a profound redefinition. Its dishes, techniques and ingredients are no longer merely a cultural heritage, but have become a living story that combines…
Fires and deforestation cause wild fauna to migrate into urban areas | Incendios y deforestación causan migración de fauna silvestre a áreas urbanas
By Rosio Flores, La Razon: In this situation, technicians from the Government of La Paz recommend not handling or feeding the animals and alerting specialized institutions. A boat-billed heron rescued by technical personnel from the Government of La Paz. PHOTO: GADLP Residents of several municipalities in northern La Paz, and even in El Alto, have…
Illegal Gold: Rapid Destruction in Bolivia’s Amazon | Oro ilegal: destrucción acelerada en la Amazonía boliviana
By Brujula Digital: Report: Illegal gold mining in Bolivia is growing and causing severe impacts Bolivia’s Amazon is undergoing rapid degradation linked to alluvial mining, especially in the departments of La Paz, Beni, and Pando. Dredges and barges operate in rivers such as the Kaka, Beni, Madre de Dios, and Orthon. Illegal gold mining is…
Agroecological municipalities free of mining activity | Municipios agroecológicos libres de actividad minera
By Agencia de Noticias Ambientales, Erbol: Municipalities and Indigenous Peoples ask Paz and Lara for definitive rejection of mining requests in those territories Through a letter addressed to the president- and vice president-elect, Rodrigo Paz and Edman Lara respectively, sent by Indigenous peoples, mayors’ offices and civil society organizations, they requested the definitive rejection of…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 