Erbol reports for El Dia: By chance They find remains of the glyptodon, the giant ancestor of the quirquincho By chance, while conducting an excavation in Chuquisaca, fossil remains of glyptodon, an extinct animal, remote ancestor of the current quirquincho or tatú, of the armadillo family, were found. The remains of the animal were found…
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US and Bolivia sign deal to protect Bourbon and Singani
Nicola Carruthers reports for The Spirits Business: The US and Bolivia have signed an agreement to recognise Bourbon and Tennessee whiskey as American products, and Singani as a Bolivian spirit. Last Friday (24 January), United States trade representative Robert Lighthizer and Bolivia’s foreign minister Karen Longaric signed the deal during a ceremony in Washington DC,…
Grown At High Altitudes, Bolivia’s Wines Are Rising Stars
John Otis writes for OPB: A vineyard in Tarija, Bolivia, the center of the country’s wine industry. A growing number of wineries here are improving their techniques, ramping up production and starting to export, as global interest in Bolivia’s award-winning wines grows.Insights/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Bolivia is better known for snow-capped mountains than sun-drenched vineyards,…
Preventing violence
Britta Wiemers and Henry Cervantes report for Development and Cooperation: Socialization Violent behaviour is learned. It is reinforced by patriarchal structures and a belief in male superiority. A civil-society organisation in Bolivia is taking preventive action by making young people reconsider gender roles. Violence is not an innate biological characteristic; it is learned – like…
They emit orange alert in 4 departments due to lower temperatures and strong winds
El Deber reports: SENAMHI The Senamhi issued an orange alert in Santa Cruz, Beni, Tarija and Chuquisaca. The entrance of a cold front is expected this Wednesday. The winds will reach speeds of up to 90 kilometers per hour They issue orange alert in 4 departments due to lower temperatures and strong winds | Photo:…
An Indigenous Nation Battles for Land and Justice in Bolivia
Franz Chavez reports for Inter Press Service News Agency: After a nearly 700-km march that took 41 days, members of the Qhara Qhara nation reach the city of La Paz on Mar. 18 to demand legal changes that would guarantee the land rights of the country’s 36 native peoples. Credit: Gastón Brito/IPS LA PAZ, Apr…
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