Editorial, El Deber: The call made by President Luis Arce to bring together mayors, governors, rectors and all their allied social movements in Cochabamba on Friday the 28th has the appearance of a mockery on the mobilized region, it reveals that his Government feels comfortable with the indefinite strike of Santa Cruz, who has no…
Category: Santa Cruz
Not like that Mennonites, not like that! – ¡Así no menonitas, así no!
Mongabay Latam – Ivan Alejandro Paredes, El Deber: Bolivia: indigenous territories cornered by the agricultural expansion of a Mennonite community The incursion of Mennonites is reaching an intangible indigenous territory, which is San Antonio de Lomerío, the first indigenous municipality in Bolivia. The Global Forest Watch platform has detected more than 42 thousand deforestation alerts…
Chaco: Ñembi Guasu
Mongabay: The protected area that isn’t: Bolivia’s Ñembi Guasu beset by fires, farms, roads by Rocío Lloret on 17 October 2022 | Translated by Sarah Engel This report is part of a journalistic collaboration between Mongabay Latam, La Región and Red Ambiental de Información. ROBORÉ, Bolivia—The Ñembi Guasu region is referred to as the “great refuge” by the Guaraní people of…
Bolivian Chaco: Kaa- Iya
Astrid Arellano, Mongabay: Virtual Expedition: a walk through Kaa-Iya, the master of the wilderness in Bolivia The biodiversity of Kaa-Iya is impressive. The routes within its enormous territory, made up of paths between the forest and the bodies of water, provide unique experiences to its visitors. When walking through the place, you never know what…
MAIRANA: two thousand year old pyramid | Pirámide de 2 mil años de antigüedad
El Diario: They find a 2,000-year-old pyramid in Mairana The archeology team of the Department of Tourism and Culture of the Government of Santa Cruz, in cooperation with the company Bolpegas, made the discovery of a pyramid in the municipality of Mairana, a structure that is approximately 2,000 years old. The director of Tourism and…
Deforestation, drug trafficking and land seizure | Deforestación, narcotráfico y toma de tierras
Mauricio Quiroz Terán, El Deber: 83% OF THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE IN SANTA CRUZ Deforestation is accelerating and they see the hand of drug trafficking in the land grab Felcn agents and businessmen affirm that there are “territorial enclaves” in Guarayos and Bajo Paraguá in San Ignacio de Velasco. A report from Fundación Tierra indicates…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 