Jorge Quispe, Página Siete: THE REPORT CONTRADICTS THE ONE THE GOVERNMENT GAVE IN AUGUST A private study confirms pollution in Pilcomayo A report from the private laboratory Biotica, in the city of Cochabamba, commissioned by the councilor from Potosí Reyna Menacho, confirmed that the rupture of the tailings dam that occurred on July 23 in…
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Chinese Highway to Cause Environmental Damage | Autopista china causará daño ambiental
Julieta Pelcastre, DialogoAmericas: Quechua women walk in the outskirts of Potosí on June 24, 2014. The China Railway Group Limited will begin construction of a highway to link Potosí to Cochabamba in 2023, a project that may threaten nature and several archeological zones. | Mujeres quechuas caminan en las afueras de Potosí el 24 de…
Volcanic soup – K’alapurka
Ryan Cashman, TastingTable: Volcanic Rocks Are The Key To This Traditional Bolivian Soup Many of us may be familiar with the European folktale of “Stone Soup.” According to William Rubel, in an essay written for Stone Soup Magazine, the origins of this folktale — in which a clever man outwits those around him who are…
Independence war: Francisco de Paula Sanz
Correo del Sur: ADMINISTRADOR. Francisco de Paula Sanz, fue Gobernador Intendente de Potosí. | ADMINISTRATOR. Francisco de Paula Sanz, was Mayor Governor of Potosí. | AYUNTAMIENTO DE CARTAGENA HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF THE COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION Francisco de Paula Sanz, the royalist who ended up under a platoon in Potosí He acted…
Madidi: Illegal mining – Mineria ilegal
El Diario: Illegal mining in Parque Madidi is an undeniable issue The result of the Popular Action demanding an ecological pause in the territory of the Madidi National Park has not yet been defined. The tie between two members will be defined by a third party. After the judicial decision to postpone the ruling related…
Pilcomayo in peril | Pilcomayo en peligro
Editorial, Página Siete: Stop killing the Pilcomayo It is not new that the waste from Potosi mining, especially that practiced by cooperative members without any control or ecological awareness, is contaminating the Pilcomayo River, a source of life and food that runs through no more and no less than three countries: Bolivia , Argentina and…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 