Metro.co.uk reports: By Rachel Anderson, Rachel Anderson is a journalist travelling South America. She has previously worked for Sky News and Channel 4 News. Tuesday 12 Dec 2017 2:00 pm Does swimming with pink dolphins in the Amazon or dreamlike cloud forests plucked out of Jurassic Park sound like your thing? I’m pretty sure that…
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Bolivian cocoa is among the best in the world
Pagina Siete reports: Bolivian cocoa is among the best in the world The country positioned itself for the third time as one of the 18 producers of the best cocoas in the world at the “Salon du Chocolat 2017 world event held in Paris. “Bolivian cocoa competed with 166 samples from 40 countries from all…
Bolivian Medicinal Plant Compound Shows Anti-Cancer Stem Cell Activity
Enrico de Lazaro reports for Science News: South American Medicinal Plant Compound Shows Anti-Cancer Stem Cell Activity Damsin, a natural compound isolated from the South American medicinal plant Ambrosia arborescens, has been found to inhibit the growth of cancer stem cells, according to new research. “Cancer stem cells can be considered as the most dangerous…
Climate change: The tajibos of the streets of Santa Cruz are stressed
Juan Pablo Pimentel reports for El Deber: The tajibos of the streets of Santa Cruz are stressed Pink and yellow flowers bloomed at the same time, a beautiful show, but that is irregular. The pink tajibo [Tabebuia chrysantha (araguaney or yellow ipê)] was late in blooming. It was the driest July [2017] of the last…
Rescuing anaconda of more than three meters in Trinidad
El Deber reports: Rescuing anaconda of more than three meters in Trinidad The snake was found in a neighborhood of that city. People wanted to kill it and officials managed to rescue her. The official responsible for the project to support wildlife conservation of the Beni Governorate, Marco Antonio Greminger, reported on Thursday that the…
Lost Tourist Says Monkeys Saved Him in the Amazon
Elizabeth Unger writes for the National Geographic: Lost Tourist Says Monkeys Saved Him in the Amazon Locals believe the young man angered forest spirits—before he disappeared mysteriously for nine days—but he is just glad to be alive. [to watch the above video, please use the link down below] RURRENABAQUE, BOLIVIAIn the Bolivian Amazon, where…
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