By Milton Condori, Vision 360: Rains Orange alert issued for possible river overflows in five departments The alert covers the departments of La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Beni, and Tarija, where river levels are expected to rise. Hydrological alert for five departments. Photo: Senamhi The National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi) issued an orange…
Category: Santa Cruz
City of Encounter and Identity | Ciudad de Encuentro e Identidad 🌿🏙️
By Mauricio Quiroz, El Deber: Santa Cruz de la Sierra turns 465 with two places that sustain its identity and coexistence It is Bolivia’s most populated city, with a density of 5,845 inhabitants per km² and a metropolitan population exceeding 2.3 million people. Beyond the figures, it is a city that beats from its center….
River Guardian at Risk | Guardián del Río en Peligro 🌊🐬
By Carlos Lara, ANABolivia.org; Eju.tv: The Bolivian River Dolphin: A Freshwater Treasure Struggling to Survive This endemic cetacean mainly inhabits the basins of the Mamoré, Iténez, Tijamuchi rivers, and other Amazonian tributaries. Source: anabolivia.org La Paz, February 24 (ANA).– The Bolivian river dolphin (Inia boliviensis) is the country’s only endemic river dolphin. Unfortunately, it faces growing…
Back to the Wild | De vuelta a la selva
By EFE, Red Uno: Jaguar Rescued from 2024 Fires to Be Returned to Its Natural Environment The feline was rescued in 2024 after fleeing wildfires in Santa Cruz and spent two years in rehabilitation before her upcoming reintroduction. The jaguar Yaguara in Santa Cruz. File photo: EFE For the first time in Bolivia, a jaguar…
Autonomy Revolt | Rebelión por la Autonomía
By El Deber: Civic leaders demand greater autonomy in institutional statement Santa Cruz civic leaders call for more autonomy / Photo: CpSC The CpSC also called for eliminating the Vice Ministry of Autonomies and creating the Presidential Delegate for Autonomy in each department The Pro Santa Cruz Committee (CpSC) demanded that the national government release…
Remembering Santa Cruz’s Independence | Recordando la independencia de Santa Cruz
By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: Our Brief Independence Nine years had passed since the head of the great Argentine Ignacio Warnes had been severed by the edge of the sword of the “ferocious” brigadier Francisco Xavier de Aguilera when, at last, Santa Cruz became free and independent. At dusk on February 14, 1825, Colonel José…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 