Gina Justiniano reports for El Deber: Viral betrothal on top of Huayna Potosi Camilo Rendón uploaded photos and videos of his declaration to Flavia Cruz that had 1,273 likes and were shared 449 times. They are getting married next year. Camilo Rendón could not sleep. He was at 5,100 meters above sea level, camping, waiting…
Mountaineering in Bolivia: new climb in little known Cordillera Quimsa Cruz
Enrico Rosso reports for Planetmountain.com reports: Mountaineering in Bolivia: new climb in little known Cordillera Quimsa Cruz Enrico Rosso reports about the June 2017 expedition he led to the Cordillera de Quimsa Cruz massif in Bolivia, where the rock climb ‘Kamasa’ (250m, 6b, A2) was added to the North Face of Gran Muralla (5200m). I…
Resilience in Bolivia: Impact evaluation of supporting communities to adapt to changing weather patterns and improve their livelihoods
Oxfam report by Rob Fuller and Jonathan Lain for Reliefweb: Resilience in Bolivia: Impact evaluation of supporting communities to adapt to changing weather patterns and improve their livelihoods This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2015/16, selected for review under the resilience thematic area. This report documents the findings of a…
Old Rivalries Still Simmer Between Bolivia and Chile
Caizar Raldes reports for AFP through Stratfor Worldview: Old Rivalries Still Simmer Between Bolivia and Chile For centuries, relations between Bolivia and Chile have been marked by their dispute over territory. Bolivia’s defeat by Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879-83) left the country landlocked, and resentment between the two countries has grown since then….
Bolivia Coca Cultivation Grows for First Time in 6 Years: UNODC
InSight Crime reports: Bolivia Coca Cultivation Grows for First Time in 6 Years: UNODC Written by Tristan Clavel A United Nations monitoring program reported a rise in coca cultivation in Bolivia in 2016 after five successive years of decline, but this reversal in past trends could be short-lived. Overall coca cultivation in Bolivia grew by…
This is how we will remember this government: Egocentric behavior topped with corruption!
Cartoons dated 07/21/2017 This is from El Dia: The social media broadcasted a video that showed how a minister of current Bolivian government delayed BoA’s flight … people have been fed up of all those demonstrations of power … eleven years showing a disproportionate egocentric behavior of those who managed to wast over $160 billion…
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