Gina Justiniano reports for El Deber: Viral betrothal on top of Huayna Potosi Camilo Rendón uploaded photos and videos of his declaration to Flavia Cruz that had 1,273 likes and were shared 449 times. They are getting married next year. Camilo Rendón could not sleep. He was at 5,100 meters above sea level, camping, waiting…
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Mountaineering in Bolivia: new climb in little known Cordillera Quimsa Cruz
Enrico Rosso reports for Planetmountain.com reports: Mountaineering in Bolivia: new climb in little known Cordillera Quimsa Cruz Enrico Rosso reports about the June 2017 expedition he led to the Cordillera de Quimsa Cruz massif in Bolivia, where the rock climb ‘Kamasa’ (250m, 6b, A2) was added to the North Face of Gran Muralla (5200m). I…
Bolivia Coca Cultivation Grows for First Time in 6 Years: UNODC
InSight Crime reports: Bolivia Coca Cultivation Grows for First Time in 6 Years: UNODC Written by Tristan Clavel A United Nations monitoring program reported a rise in coca cultivation in Bolivia in 2016 after five successive years of decline, but this reversal in past trends could be short-lived. Overall coca cultivation in Bolivia grew by…
Bolivian History 101: Our Tango Illimani
El Diario reports: A little history Our Tango Illimani During the month of July the department of La Paz remembers its anniversary, in this year, it is commemorated 208 years of the libertarian shout, among musical tributes can not miss the Tango Illimani, composed to remind the city seat of Bolivian government. According to historical…
Chacaltaya shows fossils of prehistoric marine fauna
El Diario reports: Chacaltaya shows fossils of prehistoric marine fauna The reduction of the ice mass exposed a fossil deposit of prehistoric marine fauna from the Silurian period some 420 to 400 million years ago. Bolivian paleontologist Rubén Andrade of the National Museum of Natural History confirmed the existence of the paleontological deposit that was…
Let’s hope this gets implemented: Will prosecute miners operating in Illimani
ANF reports via Pagina Siete: Will prosecute miners operating in Illimani The Minister of Mining and Metallurgy, Cesar Navarro, warned yesterday to confiscate the production, machinery and initiate a criminal process against the mining cooperatives that are operating illegally in the foothills of Illimani. “There are no documents proving the ownership of any private actor…
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