Pagina Siete reports: More than 20 writers present their works The program La Paz Reads will open the curtain with the presentation of more than 20 works, among short stories, poems and novels, by writers from La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba, Oruro, Sucre and Potosí. The activity, which will be held today [04/21/2017] from 15:00,…
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Argentina Returns 16th-Century Coins to Bolivia
Latin American Herald Tribune reports: Argentina Returns 16th-Century Coins to Bolivia LA PAZ – Bolivia’s foreign ministry announced Wednesday the repatriation from Argentina of 82 coins that were minted here in the 16th century. The ministry gave credit for the recovery to “efforts made by the Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Argentina,”…
Bolivian Biologist Works For Peaceful Co-Existence Between Humans And Bears
The Science Times report: Bolivian Biologist Works For Peaceful Co-Existence Between Humans And Bears by R. Siva Kumar One Bolivian biologist has an interesting task to promote harmony and co-existence between humans and spectacled or Andean bears, in Bolivia. It was Ximena Velez-Liendo, the Bolivian biologist, who spearheaded the “Conservation through Co-existence: Andean Bears and…
Bolivia reacts to John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight zebras memes
Hector Cruz reports for Last Night On: Bolivia reacts to John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight zebras memes La Paz, Bolivia has invited John Oliver to the South American city to dress as a zebra after he highlighted their traffic program on “Last Week Tonight.” John Oliver ended a recent Last Week Tonight episode by encouraging…
Deadly pathogen threatens giant frog in Titicaca
El Diario reports: Deadly pathogen threatens giant frog in Titicaca The giant frog of Lake Titicaca is infected by an invasive pathogen, the fungus chytrid, which has spread among amphibians of different ecosystems of the world, causing them a deadly disease in their skin that causes a decreasing population. According to the portal CienciaBolivia, scientists…
Lost Tourist Says Monkeys Saved Him in the Amazon
Elizabeth Unger writes for the National Geographic: Lost Tourist Says Monkeys Saved Him in the Amazon Locals believe the young man angered forest spirits—before he disappeared mysteriously for nine days—but he is just glad to be alive. [to watch the above video, please use the link down below] RURRENABAQUE, BOLIVIAIn the Bolivian Amazon, where…
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