John Hutchinson reports for MAINLINE and ASSOCIATED PRESS: Five tourists killed at Bolivia’s famous salt flats after vehicle they were travelling in flipped upside down Three Belgians, one Italian and one Peruvian died in the car accident Three people were also injured, and transported 125 miles to hospital Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt…
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Abandoned steam train graveyard in Bolivia, in pictures
From The Telegraph: Abandoned steam train graveyard in Bolivia, in pictures In the heart of southern Bolivia lies a mysterious train graveyard, where the skeletons of British steam locomotives and carriages rust away on the edge of the world’s largest salt flats. The graveyard contains over 100 steam locomotives and rail cars which been dumped…
Government extends winter time in schools of La Paz, Oruro and Potosi
Erbol reports in Pagina Siete: Government extends winter time in schools of La Paz, Oruro and Potosi Tolerance is for the primary level, from Monday at 09.00 and pre-school enter, at 10.00. Education Minister Roberto Aguilar, reported this Sunday that it was resolved to extend the hours of winter entrance to educational establishments in the…
Chile dynamited the Silala to drain its waters to Calama
El Deber reports: Chile dynamited the Silala to drain its waters to Calama EL DEBER.- All flow reaches Calama in northern Chile. And concludes in that region because it was diverted as a result of dynamite use. Silala waters are springs that were artificially drained and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is expected to…
Pollution continues in Cantumarca
Red Aclo reports in El Diario: Pollution continues in Cantumarca Potosi (Red Aclo) .- Since years ago, the waste tailings dam of San Miguel, located at the top of Cantumarca, in an area of approximately 18 hectares, continue to pollute the community. One of the settlers of the place said that “the dam long pollutes…
As lithium demand rises, investors sharpen focus on Bolivia
From the Mining Weakly, excerpts pertaining Bolivia follows: As lithium demand rises, investors sharpen focus on Chile, Argentina and Bolivia TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – In step with the breakneck growth in demand for lithium, driven by the unprecedented use of the soft, silver-white metal in new battery technologies, investors are increasingly scrutinising South American countries such…
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