What El Chapare hides – Lo que esconde El Chapare

Página Siete: It is known by all that the Chapare of Cochabamba is fertile land for the drug trafficking business, and it is not, as the MAS boss says, a concept that stems from antipathy towards the coca growers in that area or from a mere anti-MAS sentiment. Last month, four drug factories were found…

Dolphins playing with an anaconda – Bufeos jugando con una anaconda

2 male dolphins were seen playing with an anaconda while sexually aroused in a perplexing encounter captured by researchers Kelsey Vlamis, Business Insider: Researchers in Bolivia captured a rare encounter between Bolivian river dolphins and Beni anacondas. At one point, two adult male dolphins held onto the snake and swam in unison while sexually aroused….

The Route of the Tin King – La Ruta del Rey del Estaño

Elvis Fuertes, El Potosi: Infraestructuras que fueron testigos del auge del Estaño – Miraflores, UNCÍA. Infrastructures that witnessed the tin boom – Miraflores, UNCÍA. Interior de una pulpería en Catavi, quedó totalmente desbaratada. LLALLAGUA. | Interior of a grocery store in Catavi, was completely destroyed. LLALLAGUA. Mina [Mine] Siglo XX. Monumento al Minero revolucionario y…

YUNGAS road

Travel, BBC: The world’s most dangerous road (Image credit: Harald von Radebrecht/Alamy) By Shafik Meghji A drive down Bolivia’s infamous “Death Road” takes travellers into a world where two resources have provoked fascination, misunderstanding and controversy for centuries: coca and gold. After cresting the 4,800m Cumbre pass, the trufi (shared taxi) plunged into a cloud of swirling mist….