By Silvia Sanchez, Red Uno: Snowfall and Rising Rivers Alert! Senamhi Warns of Risks in Six Departments Senamhi issued alerts for snowfall in the La Paz mountain range and possible river rises in six departments. Rains will persist through March 2026. Photo archives ABI Attention, Bolivia! The National Meteorology and Hydrology Service (Senamhi) warned that…
Category: Santa Cruz
Flash floods and river floods | Turbiones y crecidas en los ríos
By Jorge Soruco, Vision 360: Rising waters of the Piraí and Río Grande rivers put Santa Cruz on alert Authorities detected the formation of turbions, so they remain on alert for possible flooding and flash floods. A turbion in the Piraí River. Photo: Red Uno Authorities in Santa Cruz are on alert due to the…
“I felt like I was dying, but a new tree would appear and I would climb it” | “Sentía que moría, pero aparecía un nuevo árbol y me trepaba”
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…
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…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 