David Maygua, El Deber: With this registration from the US Government, it is estimated that the annual production of this distillate based on the Moscatel de Alejandría grape will increase due to a greater demand. Singani is officially recognized in the United States as a distinctive Bolivian product and will be marketed under the ‘Made…
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Camacho is serving 8 days in prison and there are protests in five regions | Camacho cumple 8 días en prisión y hay protestas en cinco regiones
Mauricio Quiroz, El Deber: Yesterday there was a mobilization of “white handkerchiefs” led by parishioners from various churches and another that came from the Valleys. From the MAS they say that they “waste time” and request jail for other leaders Governor Luis Fernando Camacho was arrested eight days ago and since then the tension, violence…
Christmas traditions are lived with a parade, picana and chocolate | Tradiciones navideñas se viven con entrada, picana y chocolate
Rocío Ruíz · El Potosí: Hubo carros alegóricos adornados con motivos navideños. | There were floats decorated with Christmas motifs. Las familias se concentraron para ver el paso de las agrupaciones. | Families gathered to watch the groups go by. Las agrupaciones derrocharon alegría al son de ritmos de villancicos. | The groups exuded joy…
Five pressing questions for the future of lithium mining in Bolivia | Cinco preguntas apremiantes para el futuro de la minería del litio en Bolivia
Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay: COLCHANI, Bolivia — Bolivia is taking another shot at lithium investment. After decades of stalled projects and soured relationships with international investors, the central government, under left-wing President Luis Arce, is evaluating offers from six overseas mining companies eager to help the country set up a monopoly on the world’s largest deposit…
MERAKI: Ecological ice cream | Heladería ecológica
Meraki: Meet the first ecological ice cream parlor in Bolivia Meraki is the first ecological ice cream parlor in Bolivia. It offers more than 14 flavors, each of them with ecological certification granted by Senapi and Senasac. Both institutions guarantee that no chemicals are used in the ice cream, from the land where the food…
Not like that Mennonites, not like that! – ¡Así no menonitas, así no!
Mongabay Latam – Ivan Alejandro Paredes, El Deber: Bolivia: indigenous territories cornered by the agricultural expansion of a Mennonite community The incursion of Mennonites is reaching an intangible indigenous territory, which is San Antonio de Lomerío, the first indigenous municipality in Bolivia. The Global Forest Watch platform has detected more than 42 thousand deforestation alerts…
