By Leyla Mendieta, Unitel; Eju.tv: The account of the man who survived after being swept 20 km by the flood surge Miguel was dragged by the flood surge from the Urubó area to the municipality of La Bélgica, where he arrived naked after a day. He is conscious and recounts the anguishing hours in which…
Category: Santa Cruz
Millions of lights and giant trees: this is how Christmas begins in Bolivia | Millones de luces y árboles gigantes, así se comienza a vivir la Navidad en Bolivia
By Vision 360: End-of-year festivities Municipalities have prepared schedules that include parades, dances, the lighting of giant trees, and millions of colorful lights. Christmas lights on a street in Cochabamba. Photos: APG and Jhersson Soria Sandoval The Christmas atmosphere is already felt in several Bolivian cities, where local governments have planned activities ranging from parades…
The Living Experiment of Jesuit Missions | El Experimento Vivo de las Misiones Jesuíticas
By Mauricio Goio Eju.tv: Jesuit missions and the imagination of a different order In the South American rainforest, a different kind of city was attempted: plazas, workshops, and baroque choirs coexisted with forest rituals. These reductions showed that, even under colonial violence, it was possible to imagine another order — imperfect, yet profoundly human. In…
Rise Without Protection | Crecida sin defensa
By El Deber: River Yapacaní: environmentalist denounces lack of preventive action despite “extraordinary rise” Drone images the day after the surge | Photo: Román Vitrón The recent swelling of the Yapacaní River exposed the fragility of the riverbanks and put gas pipelines, high-voltage lines, the Santa Fe treatment plant, and homes in the cabin area…
The Cavalry of Santa Cruz at the Battle of El Pari | La caballería cruceña en la batalla de El Pari
By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: Several cannon shots fell near the patriot troops on November 21, 1816, at El Pari, thundering and sending up clouds of sand. There were bucks and neighs from horses trying to spook, and some attempted to break free from the hands of their riders, who had to punish them. Then…
Rains Hitting the Countryside | Lluvias que golpean al agro
By Raul Dominguez, El Deber: Rains and road closures hit producers in Santa Cruz and Cochabamba A seedling business was left under the mud in the community of Achira, near Samaipata, in Santa Cruz. Fruits and vegetables were also affected. Photo: Ricardo Montero/ElDeber In the tropics, the rains flooded more than 2,700 hectares of crops,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 