Laura Gil reports for IAEA Office of Public Information and Communication: Managing Water Resources: Bolivia Uncovers Aquifer’s Secrets With Nuclear Technology Bolivians have found ways to protect and sustainably use water from the aquifer of Purapurani — with the help of nuclear technology. Despite centuries of supplying water to the cities of El Alto and…
Malia Obama’s Secret Trip to Bolivia
From The New York Times: Malia Obama’s Secret Trip to Bolivia and Peru By ERNESTO LONDOÑO The Bolivian guides were convinced it was the blonde. It had to be the blonde. American Embassy officials in November had told three brothers who led guided hikes across Bolivia’s majestic Cordillera Real mountain range that they would soon…
Growing up in a prison filled with drug lords: The brutal Bolivian jail where families live alongside their criminal relatives
Sarah Dean writes in Mailonline: Growing up in a prison filled with drug lords: The brutal Bolivian jail where families live alongside their criminal relatives San Pedro prison, the biggest in Bolivia’s main city, La Paz, holds around 3,000 dangerous inmates The prison has no guards inside and is run by criminals who pay for…
Chile channeled the Silala for about 20 years, even without authorization
La Razon reports via hoybolivia.com: Chile channeled the Silala for about 20 years, even without authorization Bolivia has studies underwritten by Chile that show that the country has channeled the Silala for about 20 years, of which a part was developed even before the concession process of 1908. The country does not rule out including…
Bolivia Environment Minister Resigns Amid Historic Drought
Reuters reports via VoA: Bolivia Environment Minister Resigns Amid Historic Drought LA PAZ — Bolivian Environment and Water Minister Alexandra Moreira resigned on Wednesday before she was scheduled to testify in front of the country’s legislative assembly about shortages of potable water amid the worst drought in 25 years. Moreira, an ally of socialist President…
2017 Zayed Future Energy Prize winner is Bolivian!
El Deber reports: Bolivian solar project wins in Abu Dhabi The project of San Juan de Yapacaní was awarded with $100,000 dollars and was chosen among the 15 finalists and out of a total of 1,678 nominations. A solar energy project carried out by Sacred Heart High School in the city of San Juan de…
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