“They are contaminating us with mercury and destroying our crops” | “Nos están contaminando con mercurio y destruyendo nuestros cultivos”

Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: “They are contaminating us with mercury and destroying our crops,” denounces indigenous leader The testimony corresponds to Jorge Chamaro, secretary of land and territory of the Indigenous Central of the Amazon Region of Bolivia (Cirabo), a region affected by the illegal exploitation of gold The arrest of 13 people accused of…

Bolivia: Pique a lo macho

Juan Garcia, Orbe, Prensa Latina: La Paz, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Only five ingredients are necessary to correctly prepare “pique a lo macho,” Ana Quiñones Rojas answered when asked by Orbe Quiñones is the daughter of Honorato and Evangelina, the creators of this plate turned into the seal of the Cochabamba Department in Bolivia. The…

Environmental damage caused by encroachers – Daño medioambiental producido por avasalladores

Lourdes Molina, El Deber: Justice prohibits settlement in the Lomas de Arena aquifer and recognizes the environmental damage caused by the encroachers Representatives of the Departmental Legislative Assembly (ALD) revealed that by constitutional means they granted protection of rights to the environment and water, within the framework of the class action filed The Departmental Legislative…