Jorge Soruco reports for La Razon: Adequate films for the blind are delivered. The Cinematheque and SCAT will give copies to institutions tomorrow In May 2014 the Bolivian Cinematheque (Oscar Soria 100) showed three domestic films -The day silence died, Faith Matters and American Visa- [El día que murió el silencio, Cuestión de fe y…
Category: La Paz
A walking tour of La Paz city
Daniel Hinojosa reports for Pagina Siete: A walking tour of La Paz A tour of the most traditional areas areas in La Paz, enchants tourists. During a pedestrian walk in the historic center of the city of La Paz, Nico Thurow, a German and fan travel volunteer, has tasted the most delicious fruits tested…
Bolivian independence: The Battle of Chicaloma
Jose Alberto Diez de Medina writes in El Diario: The Battle of Chicaloma The Revolution of July 16, 1809 triggered the formation of the first independent government of America, against the actions of Spain. Then, the Viceroy of Peru, called a realist, winding and bloody military, Jose Manuel de Goyeneche, to quell the uprising subversive…
Bolivian miners exploit gold at 5000 meters above sea level
Pagina Siete reports: Cooperative reduced the use of mercury Miners exploit gold at 5000 meters above sea level The mine is behind the Illimani. They work in the rain and dense fog. Lung diseases are very common in the cooperative miners of 15 de Agosto [August 15], even more because they are exposed to temperatures…
What are we doing to restore Titicaca Lake?
La Prensa reports: Daily fish, frogs and other amphibians are dying They will recover the lake with Bs3,000 million At least Bs3,000 million will be invested to implement the recovery plan for Lake Titicaca. “So far, from what we have collected from metropolitan plans, development plans, we have seen the need for about Bs3,000 million,…
A fact in the Bolivia of “the change”: Government policies allow smuggling
El Diario reports: Analyst says Government policies allow smuggling The analyst Ivan Arias said that repeated policy of “let be and let pass” [laissez faire – laissez passer] in the field of smuggling has made informal trade to be the only important activity in some populations of the country apart from agricultural production. “It’s a…
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