Walter Vasquez, El Deber: The procedure for awarding the 75-square-square area is carried out before the Mining Administrative Jurisdictional Authority by the Azariama Colorado R. L. Gold Mining Cooperative. Sernap park rangers prepare sanctioning processes for those responsible for the entry into the Resina sector of the Madidi National Park with machinery destined for illegal…
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Andean flicker (Colaptes rupicola) – Carpintero andino
Knowing our birds: The Andean Woodpecker Fig. 1. Yaca-yaca feeding on a beetle larva (Photo: M. Isabel Gómez). By: M. Isabel Gomez MNHN-Zoology Unit-Ornithology Section The species Colaptes rupicola, is a woodpecker that measures about 32 cm. The plumage of the mantle and the wings have a pattern of bars that help it to camouflage…
In the Pantanal, Bolivia leads environmental preservation
The Newsroom: Concerned about the environmental impacts of paving the highway that crosses the region, residents of a town on the agricultural frontier pressured the city to create an integral conservation unit covering 37% of the municipality’s territory, including the most fertile land. Such a script is unlikely in Brazil, where agribusiness, contrary to the…
Achachairú
Nicole Pinto, El Deber: The season of achachairú has arrived, know its benefits Small, showy and with a great flavor. The achachairú has made its way into the national and international market with its own merit. This fruit is typical of eastern Bolivia, the municipality of Porongo being the largest producer, where the “Achachairú Fair”…
Indigenous groups call for gov’t intervention as land grabbers invade Bolivian protected area
Iván Paredes Tamayo on 12 November 2021 | Translated by Sarah Engel, Mongabay: Bajo Paraguá – San Ignacio de Velasco Municipal Protected Area was created on February 12, 2021, to protect 983,000 hectares (about 2,429,045 acres) of primary forest in the Chiquitania region of Bolivia. But despite its new protected status, residents are reporting invasions and human…
Bolivian Culture Explored During Today’s Global Series
University of Arkansas News: The Global Series continues by learning about the history and culture of Bolivia. The presentation begins at 8 p.m. today, Wednesday, Oct. 27, in the Holcombe Hall living room. Bolivia is a land of beauty with fascinating landscape and a multitude of mountains such as the epic Andes Mountains. With over 37 official languages, Bolivia is a gemstone to be discovered,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 