El Diario reports; Tiwanaku Ceramics go to Japan A dozen ceramic archaeological objects from the Tiwanaku culture will be presented this year and 2018 will be exhibited at museums in Tokyo, Bandaijima, Yamanashi and Sendai. This event will reflect more than 15 thousand years of traditions of cultures through maps, plans, photographs and animations in…
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Bolivian Medicinal Plant Compound Shows Anti-Cancer Stem Cell Activity
Enrico de Lazaro reports for Science News: South American Medicinal Plant Compound Shows Anti-Cancer Stem Cell Activity Damsin, a natural compound isolated from the South American medicinal plant Ambrosia arborescens, has been found to inhibit the growth of cancer stem cells, according to new research. “Cancer stem cells can be considered as the most dangerous…
This Government has not only showed corruption levels but ineptness as well: keeps maintaining export quotas!
Mauricio Vasquez reports for El Deber: The Government defines at the end of the month whether it allows exports of sugar 20 days after the end of the harvest, Cruceño sugar mills have produced 9.7 million quintals of the product. The figure is 1.2 million quintals greater than that demanded by the domestic market. “We…
Bolivia: on top of the world and far from the madding crowd
Craig Tansley reports for Financial Review: Bolivia: on top of the world and far from the madding crowd “Forget everything you know about Chile… you’re in Bolivia now.” Guide Erich Hochhauser’s face looks so wind-worn you could crack walnuts on his cheekbones. Backpackers are huddling in tiny shelters beside the border checkpoint, a 90 km/h gale…
In Bolivia, when the water dries up, so does the economy
Glen Argan reports for National Catholic Reporter: In Bolivia, when the water dries up, so does the economy An abandoned boat lies several hundred feet from the shore of Lake Poopo in late August, testimony to the disappearance of the lake and the salt flats that remain in Llapallapani, Bolivia. Lake Poopo dried up three…
SKIING DURING SUMMER VACATION AT 18,000 FEET
Hadley Hammer writes for Teton Gravity Research: SKIING DURING SUMMER VACATION AT 18,000 FEET One, two, three. Keep counting. Keep moving. Up, Up, Up. Head throbbing. My stomach twists and turns like the clouds below. That’s right, the clouds are below my feet. At over 18,000 feet, it appears that everything is below me, the…
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