From The Washington Post: Gas boom in Bolivia brings new wealth — and regrets for a lost opportunity [To watch all 16 photos, please go to the original site, link can be found at the end of this post, thanks] By Nick Miroff, November 14: CARAPARICITO, Bolivia — For most of his life, Oscar Robles…
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Protected Areas of Bolivia 101
Jorge Arteaga writes in El Diario: “We should all travel to these earthly paradises” Protected Areas of Bolivia [Pics above belong to http://www.boliviabella.com/parques-nacionales-de-bolivia.html%5D Two-thirds of Bolivia are found in the Amazon that, on average, is about 200 meters above sea level (masl). Then, the Bolivian territory rises westward to reach the high plateau, about…
UN human rights commission cannot work in Bolivia
Correo del Sur reports: QHARA QHARA FILES HARASSMENT COMPLAINT IN QUILA QUILA Unions deny passage to a UN commission A human rights commission of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner was prevented yesterday [09/09/2014] to enter the territory of the Nation Qhara Qhara Suyu by a group of affiliated unions in the site, yesterday reported…
Ice age fossils found in Chuquisaca!
EFE reported for Pagina Siete reports: ARCHAEOLOGY Ice age fossils found in Chuquisaca A team of paleontologists found a fossil site of the Quaternary period, in the town of Padilla, Chuquisaca, EFE reported. These are remains of large mammals, weighing more than a ton, and belonged to a “megafauna”. The remains were found by residents…
How Sucre became the definitive capital of Bolivia
Luis S. Crespo wrote for El Diario on July 12, 1925: Defining the definitive capital of the Republic The National Constituent Assembly of the Republic of Bolivia, by law of August 11, 1825 ordered that lay the foundations of a city to serve as a capital for the new nation, and that city would be…
Unfortunate and despicable pollution on Pilcomayo river
El Dia reports: Government Report Potosi 30 thousand cubic meters of waste in the Pilcomayo Pollution. Within 10 years, people will begin to feel the effects on their nervous and respiratory system. The governor of the department of Potosi, Felix Gonzales revealed that 30 thousand cubic meters of mine waste were dumped in the waters…
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