Earth Observatory, NASA: Un astronauta a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS) tomó esta fotografía del volcán Tunupa, que está situado en una península entre dos de las salinas más grandes de Bolivia, el Salar de Uyuni y el Salar de Coipasa. Estas salinas tienen una cubierta de sedimentos y poblaciones microbianas variables, lo…
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Red Macaw in danger! | ¡Paraba roja en peligro!
Opinion: Plan to preserve red-fronted macaw initiated; there are 1,160 According to statistical data reported in the 2021 census, 159 pairs are active for reproduction. The red-fronted macaw, an endemic species from Bolivia that lives in the dry valleys of Cochabamba, Potosí, Chuquisaca and Santa Cruz, is listed as critically endangered, according to the Cochabamba…
Why Russia should not win the bid for Bolivia’s lithium (commentary) | Por qué Rusia no debería ganar la licitación por el litio de Bolivia (comentario)
Mongabay: Commentary by Joseph Bouchard on 7 June 2022 The government of Bolivia is currently negotiating with various foreign companies from countries including Argentina, the United States, China, and Russia, for the handling of its lithium extraction. Results of the bidding process should be announced within the next two weeks. A top contender is Russia: Moscow-based Uranium…
In Bolivia’s Silver Mountain, Artisanal Miners Turn to Coca and the Devil | En la Montaña de Plata de Bolivia, los mineros artesanales recurren a la coca y al diablo
Reuters, USNews: By Marcelo Rochabrun and Santiago Limachi CERRO RICO, Bolivia (Reuters) – Next to one of Bolivia’s poorest cities lies one of the richest silver mines in the history of mankind – Cerro Rico, Spanish for ‘Rich Mountain – a once-legendary source of wealth for the Spanish Empire that is now being dug out…
Bolivia’s perennial student leader clung to post for decades without graduating
Max Mendoza has been arrested after a judge said his 32-year enrollment at university on a government salary may be a crime AP in La Paz Max Mendoza has been a remarkably persistent student – and a profitable one: he has been enrolled at a public university in Bolivia for 32 years but never graduated, much of it while being…
Alonso Yañez: Vindicated | Reivindicado
Juan Jose Toro, El Potosi: A manuscript vindicates the deed of Alonso Yañez The Ensign nun’s diary reveals how the leader of a conspiracy was arrested and dismantled in December 1612. His name was not José Alonso de Ibáñez, he was not the captain of the vicuñas and, despite the fact that his death is…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 