Pagina Siete: This Thursday the remains of the military will be buried in the General Cemetery of the capital, in the pavilion of the veterans of the Chaco War. The remains of General Manuel Marzana, the Chuquisaca hero of the Chaco War, arrived in the city of Sucre on Wednesday after their exhumation in the…
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Agricultura familiar – Family farming
From the producers Family farming the reactivation proposal Meeting. The unity of the entire sector that is in the production chain, from production, transformation and marketing, was raised. De parte de los productores Agricultura familiar la propuesta de reactivación Reunión. Se planteó la unidad de todo el sector que está en la cadena productiva, desde…
Bolivia struggles to contain wildfires, declares natural disaster
TRT World: The wildfires have affected more than 600 families but no fatalities have been reported so far. Bolivia has declared a state of disaster after wildfires ravaged forested and agricultural areas in the eastern part of the country. In 2019, wildfires destroyed more than 6 million hectares in the Bolivian Amazon. So far this…
Glyptodon, giant ancestor of the armadillo – Gliptodonte, ancestro gigante del quirquincho
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…
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,…
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