Jada Yuan reports for The New York Times: Place 9 of 52: The Paradox of the Women of La Paz I never imagined that my main takeaway from the Bolivian city, where women have struggled for equality, would be one of female empowerment — thanks to everyone from chefs to wrestlers. Maybe it was oxygen deprivation,…
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Reconstructing ancient skulls in Tiahuanaco, Bolivia
Tiahuanaco or Tiwanacu was an ancient civilization that had developed impressive and massive building construction, technique that was absorbed by the Incas, when I was in Cuzco, was pleasantly surprised when the tour guide mention that fact. The above opinion is from Bolivian Thoughts. EFE reports via Al Dia Culture: Reconstructing ancient skulls in Bolivia…
ABC warns that seven road stretches in Beni and La Paz are impassable
To watch an updated map of road conditions for Bolivia, use the link at the bottom: Fides reports: ABC warns that seven road stretches in Beni and La Paz are impassable The road maintenance technician of the Bolivian Road Administration (ABC), Cristian Mendieta, informed on Monday that at the moment there are seven stretches affected…
Bolivia and Peru are failing horrendously with Lake Titicaca, WTH!!!?
El Diario reports: Community members afflicted by stain in Titicaca The community members of the extensive body of water near Pata Patani Island, south of the sacred lake, are distressed because a stain appeared that was possibly caused by environmental pollution. The fact resembles what happened in 2015, when a contaminated “stain” of water, but…
Bolivian Prosecutor’s office is a declared enemy of our biodiversity!
El Diario reports: Prosecutor would not open case for illegal sale of vicuña fiber The Environmental Forestry Police (Pofoma) denounced that the Prosecutor’s Office did not want to receive the report for the illegal sale of vicuña fiber, a species in danger of extinction. “When we detained this person (Elena M) and we sent…
Conservationists rush to save Bolivian turtles threatened by egg trafficking
Regardless of who is at the Bolivian government, my respect and admiration for the Bolivian Park Rangers, for the local and international NGOs that over decades, have helped our biodiversity, thank you! The above opinion is from Bolivian Thoughts. Mongabay reports: Conservationists rush to save Bolivian turtles threatened by egg trafficking BY EDUARDO FRANCO BERTON ON 15…
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