Zaskia Antelo, chosen to be the first Bolivian to go to Mars!

Margarita Palacios reports for El Deber: [excerpt follows, original article at the end of this portion of this post] Bolivian aspiring to go to Mars wants to be a mother there and be back in 30 years The Bolivian Zaskia Antelo was chosen among 202,586 youth who participated in the Mars One project that seeks…

In pictures: Cycling down Bolivia’s ‘death road’

From BBC News, Latin America & Caribbean: In pictures: Cycling down Bolivia’s ‘death road’ A road in Bolivia widely known as “death road” for the high number of fatal accidents that have happened here has become a popular cycle route for mountain bikers with a good head for heights. Photographer Fellipe Abreu and reporter Luiz…

World’s Deadliest road: Yungas in La Paz, Bolivia

Road La Paz to Yungas is the “death road” If you want to watch the video (2:57 min) in the History channel, use this link. If a window opens, asking which site you want to visit, just ignore and click on the X to access the video. Tatiana Sanabria wrote for Pagina Siete, regarding the…