By Edwin Conde Villarreal, El Diario: National Museum of Archaeology An interdisciplinary scientific project that includes the facial reconstruction of several individuals from the mummy collection at the National Museum of Archaeology (Munarq) will restore the identity of pre-Hispanic inhabitants of the Bolivian highlands, with the participation and consensus of current residents of the region’s…
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Innovative Device That Measures Water Pollution | Innovador dispositivo que mide la contaminación en el agua
By EFE, Brujula Digital: University Students in La Paz Create Innovative Device That Measures Water Pollution Five Unifranz students formed the group ViewGreenTec two years ago and have competed in various national and international technology competitions. Student José Felix Sarmiento tests the device designed to quickly and accurately measure water pollution levels this Wednesday in…
Luis Flores: the young Bolivian who rescues bees and teaches how to coexist with them | el joven boliviano que rescata abejas y enseña a convivir con ellas
By EFE, Unitel: “I started with some little bees that were in danger, they told me: either you take them or we burn them,” said Luis Flores, the young agronomist who lives with these insects [Photo: EFE] / The swarms of bees that form on rooftops and in public spaces found refuge in the home…
Cañahua, the Andean grain that seeks to stop rural exodus in the Bolivian Altiplano | Cañahua, el grano andino que busca frenar el éxodo rural en el Altiplano boliviano
By Brújula Digital: Cañahua curbs rural exodus in Bolivia. In the Altiplano, this resilient grain brings hope to farmers like Nico Mamani. Although its profitability is still low ($1.40 per kilo), its adaptation to the climate and nutritional value drive its cultivation. A woman handles a cañahua plant/EFE/Luis Gandarillas At more than 3,800 meters above…
When Gold Is Worth More Than Life: The Criminal Spiral of Illegal Mining in Bolivia | Cuando el oro vale más que la vida: la espiral criminal de la minería ilegal en Bolivia
By ANA Bolivia: “No effective control halts the flow of the mineral that enriches mafia networks while displacing communities, corrupting authorities, and replacing state power with de facto structures,” says Jaime Cuellar. La Paz, May 11 (ANA).- Bolivia is on the verge of a silent territorial takeover, fueled not only by illegal gold but by…
Leo XIV visited Bolivia five times | León XIV visitó Bolivia en cinco ocasiones
By Jorge Soruco, Vision 360: New Papacy Leo XIV visited Bolivia five times when he was a bishop, and on one of those occasions he wore a chullo and a poncho During his travels, Prevost visited the departments of Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, and Potosí. His goal was to get to know and…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 