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…
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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…
The acute conflict of the Qhara Qharas
El Diario Editorial, photo from the internet: As time passes, the serious contradictions in the agrarian question, contained in the current Political Constitution of the State, the INRA Law dictated by the government of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada and the Law of Community Reconciliation of the Agrarian Reform approved by the government of Evo Morales,…
Vivid, strange and yet to be ruined by tourists – why Bolivia should be on your wish list
Mark C. O’Flaherty reports for The Telegraph: I don’t see countries in black and white, I see them as specific colours. Japan is pink, England is green and Australia is a golden orange. Heading to Bolivia, I know I am going to see red. And then, what appears to be an infinite amount of white. Shortly…
Bolivia’s Jurassic walk of fame
Haxie MEYERS-BELKIN reports for France 24: to watch the video, please use link below: In Bolivia, dinosaur remains attract tourists from across the globe. A stone’s throw from the city of Sucre, a cliffside features the largest concentration of dinosaur footsteps in the world. But concerns over erosion have led park officials to seek UNESCO…
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