Nelfi Fernandez , El Deber: The 7 surprising facts you should know about Curichi La Madre, a protected area located 15 minutes from the heart of the capital of Santa Cruz It is a municipal area in whose surface of 49.8 hectares there are five bodies of water or curichis and where 225 species of…
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Porcupine with serious burns | Puercoespín con graves quemaduras
Juan Manuel Ijurko, El Deber: They rescue a porcupine with serious burns in El Torno It takes about 30 days for the wounds to heal. A biologist keeps the female porcupine under surveillance to feed her and monitor her recovery The fire that started in El Torno alarmed many families who saw the flames approaching…
Local narratives – Chaco – Narrativas locales
Jessica Peñaloza Cladera, Translated byTeodora C. Hasegan, Global Voices: Creating new, local narratives on climate change in the Bolivian Chaco Young Indigenous journalists propose more representative coverage on climate change The group of workshop participants in Charagua. Photo by Jessica Peñaloza for Rising Voices. When the Bolivian media covers climate change in the Gran Chaco…
National Parks: fire/fuego
Tanya Imaña, El Deber: They control 70% of the fire in Noel Kempff Park, but in Otuquis the fire continues The Government reported 13 active forest fires and 10 affected municipalities; 43% of the department is at extreme risk of fire occurrence. Firefighters and personnel from different organizations work to suffocate the flames The Government…
Camba utensils – Utensilios cambas
Juan Manuel Ijurko, El Deber: Do you know these cambas utensils? We test your knowledge Oriental crafts keep alive many elements that were part of everyday life in Santa Cruz. Do you know them? Who has not resorted to a saó hat to dance while the tamborita sounds? The Santa Cruz traditions are reactivated in…
Rescuing wildlife | Rescatando fauna silvestre
Lourdes Molina, El Deber: Luna and Roque, the pair of harpy eagles whose beaks and claws were filed off by their captors but who are now ready to fly through the Santa Cruz sky Harpy eagles were found in Guarayos. Their recovery process has lasted four years, but it has been very favorable Wildlife is…
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