By Los Tiempos: Rock Paintings and Millennia-Old Vestiges: The Hidden Treasure of Omereque South of Cochabamba, in the town of Omereque, the majestic flight of the Red-fronted Macaw (Ara rubrogenys), an endemic and endangered species, has become the region’s main tourist attraction. But it is not the only treasure this territory holds. Around the Mizque…
Tag: archaeology
Ancient Lake Titicaca Settlement Rewrites History | Antiguo asentamiento en el Titicaca reescribe la historia
Por Abdul Moeed, Greek Reporter: Asentamiento de 5.500 años descubierto en el lago Titicaca, Bolivia Un asentamiento recientemente fechado en el lago Titicaca, en Bolivia, está retrasando en siglos la cronología de la vida humana en la Isla del Sol, ofreciendo nuevas evidencias de que las personas llegaron y utilizaron el paisaje de gran altitud…
Ancient Fossil Found in Toro Toro | Hallan fósil milenario en Toro Toro
By Opinion: A petrified fossil found in Toro Toro National Park triggers conservation work “The staff of Toro Toro National Park are carrying out preventive conservation tasks in the Cruz Llusta sector following the discovery of a petrified fossil,” the institution reported through its official social media accounts. The National Service of Protected Areas (Sernap)…
Lomita Calatayud Becomes Protected Heritage | Lomita Calatayud es Patrimonio Protegido
By El Deber: Beni: Lomita Calatayud Declared a Protected Archaeological Site Governor Alejandro Unzueta delivered, on Friday, the resolution declaring the neighborhood association Lomita Calatayud an archaeological site of the people of Beni. It is located near the Ibare River, west of the municipality of Trinidad. He expressed his satisfaction in delivering the document to…
Lost Tiwanaku temple unearthed in Bolivia reveals ancient Andes trade and ritual network | Hallazgo arqueológico de un templo perdido en Bolivia podría cambiar la historia de Tiwanaku
By Dario Radley, Archaeology News: Archaeologists have unearthed a previously unknown temple complex in Bolivia, belonging to the Tiwanaku civilization, one of South America’s oldest and most influential ancient cultures. The temple, built on a hill in the Caracollo municipality, approximately 215 km (130 miles) southeast of the main site at Tiwanaku near Lake Titicaca, was…
Scientific project will help restore identity to the mummies | Proyecto científico contribuirá a restituir identidad de las momias
By Edwin Conde Villarreal, El Diario: National Museum of Archaeology An interdisciplinary scientific project that includes the facial reconstruction of several individuals from the mummy collection at the National Museum of Archaeology (Munarq) will restore the identity of pre-Hispanic inhabitants of the Bolivian highlands, with the participation and consensus of current residents of the region’s…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 