I am sad and upset, despite the fact that it is our NATIONAL EMBLEM, not only is central part of our our Code of Arms but also belongs in our History, ever since the Colony to date. The Cerro Rico, is systematically been destroyed. And now it is part of the infamous, yet credible tag…
Category: Potosi
Whining continues on “high altitude” soccer/football, visitors lose … then complain… WTH?!
The New York Times wrote bout our national sport: Bolivian Clubs Are at Home in Thin Air By EWAN MacKENNAMARCH 10, 2015 Tucked tightly among the high-rises of the Miraflores district of La Paz, Bolivia, the Hernando Siles stadium is one of those great South American dust bowls drenched in character. Yet few stadiums anywhere…
ALMOST 2.9 MILLION BOLIVIAN PEOPLE LIVE IN HIGH MOUNTAINS
Mirna Echave reports for La Prensa: PEOPLE INHABIT IN TOWNS LOCATED OVER 3,500 METERS [above sea level] ALMOST 2.9 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN HIGH MOUNTAIN The Government made a diagnosis on the mountainous area of Bolivia. In Bolivia, 2.9 million people live at locations above 3,500 meters above sea level, according to the Prime Diagnostic…
Salt, sand, sky: A Bolivian 4×4 adventure
Sarah Duff, reports for CNN: Salt, sand, sky: A Bolivian 4×4 adventure (CNN) Landlocked Bolivia has much to offer travelers, from the wildlife-rich Amazon rainforest to treks in the Andes mountains. One of its lesser known highlights, however, is a remarkable 4×4 journey through the altiplano (high plains) in Bolivia’s desert southwest, close to…
Cerro Rico: Three companies want to do preservation work
Pagina Siete reports about our National Emblem: CERRO RICO DE POTOSI [RICH HILL] Three companies want to do preservation work Three companies submitted their technical and economical proposals to bid on the jobs preservation and fill in of the Cerro Rico de Potosi, the Ministry of Mining reported. Interested firms are Ferticruz, Empresa Constructora Emcalor…
Costa Rica will advise us, on geothermal energy
AFP/ San Jose reports for Pagina Siete: MISSION ARRIVES IN LA PAZ Costa Rica will advise on geothermal energy Costa Rica Energy authorities will sign in Bolivia an agreement to support the South American country in developing its geothermal resources. Energy authorities from Costa Rica in Bolivia will sign an agreement to support the South…
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