El Diario: Popular Action was admitted They await an ecological pause to save Madidi Park The reserve of the department of La Paz is invaded and severely affected by illegal mining, indiscriminate logging and even activities such as drug trafficking, emphasized Senator Cecilia Requena. The hearing was set by the Constitutional Chamber for July 29…
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Dismissed for denouncing illegal gold exploitation | Destituida por denunciar explotación ilegal de oro
ANF, Página Siete: Santos Quispe dismisses the deputy governor who denounced illegal gold exploitation The former authority considered that her dismissal was due to her strong defense of natural reserves, in the face of mining depredation in the north of La Paz. “For denouncing illegal mining, they fired me,” said Genoveva Espinoza, who yesterday was…
Titicaca: A polluted lake | Un lago contaminado
EFE, Los Tiempos: Vista del lago Titicaca. | View of Lake Titicaca. | Foto archivo They identify more than a hundred polluting sources of Lake Titicaca More than a hundred polluting sources harm the quality of the waters of Lake Titicaca, according to the latest inventory carried out by the Binational Authority of Lake Titicaca…
From adornment to figure of power: the evolution of the chola in the morenada | De adorno a figura de poder: la evolución de la chola en la morenada
Jorge Soruco, Página Siete: FOR THE GRAN PODER, UNIQUE LUXURY OUTFITS ARE PREPARED BY TROUPES Starting in the 1970s, female characters gained strength in heavy dance. First with the china women who highlighted their sensuality and later with the authority and economic strength of the skirt. “Of course, to dance they have to ask us…
Illegal mining, absent state | Minería ilegal, Estado ausente
Editorial, El Deber: In the south of the Madidi National Park, in the municipality of Apolo in the department of La Paz, community members and illegal miners shoot each other, burn houses, kidnappings take place and the State makes its complete absence shine there. On Tuesday of this week there was a confrontation that left…
A Group of Indigenous Women in Bolivia Created the Felisa Yanapiri App, to Help Women … | Un grupo de mujeres indígenas de Bolivia creó la aplicación Felisa Yanapiri, para ayudar a las mujeres…
Today is Mother’s Day in Bolivia. Bolivian Thoughts, today, sees no better way than to reflect the hideous violence on to women. It is unacceptable and we MUST protect our children, our women, our mothers from any type of violence! Hoy es el Día de la Madre en Bolivia. Bolivian Thoughts, no ve mejor manera…
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