Berthy Vaca reports for El Deber: The damage is revealed by a report called Amazonia at the crossroads, which looks at six activities that pressure and threaten the Amazon in nine countries. Agricultural expansion is one of the main causes of deforestation in the country. On June 5 of this year, an international report was…
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Bolivia faces corruption and drug trafficking
Erbol reports for El Dia: By wave of corruption and drug trafficking Church watches tentacles in power The expression was from the Archbishop of Santa Cruz, Monsignor Sergio Gualberti. The Catholic Church observes that, in the midst of a growing social disintegration, the octopus and the tentacles of corruption and drug trafficking have spread to…
Bolivian meat opens potential markets
El Diario reports: OIE General Assembly The General Assembly of the OIE (World Organization for Animal Health, for its acronym in English), held in Paris (France), was the scenario to open potential markets and countries’ interest in receiving advice from Bolivia, as it was possible to position the Bolivian Natural Beef brand. The tasting of…
The rapes haunting a community that shuns the 21st Century
Linda Pressly reports for BBC News: In Manitoba, an insular Mennonite colony in Bolivia whose residents eschew modernity, nine men were rounded up in 2009. Later, they were convicted of the rape and sexual assault of 151 women and girls – including small children – within this small Christian community. So why are Manitoba’s leaders…
Rains and snow affect three regions of the country
El Diario reports: The intense rains in several regions of the country caused the cutting of roads on departmental roads between Santa Cruz and Cochabamba. In the mountain range of the Tunari it snowed. TRAFFIC COVERAGE IN THE SAN JOAQUÍN ARROYO SECTOR OF LA PAZ – UNDUAVI SECTION DUE TO ROAD MATERIAL MUD SLIDE. Three…
Natural parks in Bolivia
Roxana Jimenez reports for El Dia: Three proposals Protected areas. They are a natural heritage that can be visited by tourists. They are valued for their biodiversity. There are three national parks located in the Bolivian territory. Its main characteristic is its infinite natural greatness and that are considered a natural heritage. In this line…
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