ANF reports via El Deber: Bolivia with $52.5 million dollars trade deficit in 10 years of potato production During 2016, 91% of the imported volume of potatoes and their derivatives came from Peru. The purchases were mostly fresh potatoes. Including potatoes for sowing, fresh, fried, dehydrated, starch and potato flour, between 2010 and 2016, the…
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Inside Bolivia’s long struggle to unlock the world’s largest lithium supply, thanks to ruling ineptitude!
Caitlin Dickson reports fro Yahoo News: Inside Bolivia’s long struggle to unlock the world’s largest lithium supply At the heart of South America, the long-struggling nation of Bolivia sits atop an unlikely gold mine: the world’s largest lithium reserves. It’s been nearly a decade since the Bolivian government first set out to capitalize on this…
Environmental damage continues to affect our National Heritage!
El Diario reports: Cerro Rico de Potosí sinks in 60 meters The Cerro Rico de Potosí recorded a sinking of magnitude at the top of the mountain that has a radius of 30 meters and a depth of 60 meters. This situation occurs prior to the visit of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…
Bolivian Birds 101: An illustrated guide brings together 1,435 species of birds
Alejandra Pau reports for Pagina Siete: An illustrated guide brings together 1,435 species of birds After 11 years of work the book Aves de Bolivia [Birds of Bolivia] is presented, an achievement that fills a scientific vacuum in this field, which promotes conservation and ornithological tourism in the country. Bolivia is the fifth country with…
Bolivia and the trades of yesterday
Ivone Juárez reports for Pagina Siete: The trades of yesterday in La Paz Most of them disappeared: the dairy women did not walk the streets, nor did the ice-cream parlors with the cart full of photographs or the chamuñero, who was tempted with his marshmallows at the exit of the cinemas and the theater. One…
Singani: Steven Soderbergh unveils his Bolivian spirit at Pirates-Yankees game
By Gretchen McKay / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Steven Soderbergh unveils his Bolivian spirit at Pirates-Yankees game His first thought was, “What is this?” A sip quickly gave way to, “How do I get more?” Director Steven Soderbergh was in Pittsburgh recently to promote his brand of singani, a Bolivian distilled spirit made from white Muscat of…
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