Anahí Cazas and Margarita Palacios report for Pagina Siete: WERE IDENTIFIED ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER, MUSEUMS AND CHURCHES At least 10 of Bolivia’s cultural heritage sites are at risk Seven experts consulted by Pagina Siete identified the sites and explained that required conservation works and management. For lack of conservation and management, ten sites that were declared…
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Bolivian birds 101: URGENT need for a Field Guide!
Bolivia is considered a mega diverse country, as such we have important bird species in our territory, and we need a field guide: . What will be achieved by this field guide? Discover the main aims of the Birds of Bolivia Field Guide and how it will help local people 1. Raising environmental awareness Bolivia…
In Bolivia: The obstacles that alter fish migration.
Tatiana Sanabria reports for Pagina Siete: The obstacles that alter fish migration. Experts disclose the damages caused by the lack of movement of some fish species. Whenever a shoal of shad, catfish or golden scrolls rivers in search of better living conditions, often find insurmountable obstacles to meet the migration process. These are large dams,…
Bolivia History 101: Juana Azurduy de Padilla
Keeping track and not forgetting our heroes is a must. Today, I wanted to share what Luis S. Crespo wrote in March 8, 1928: Juana Azurduy de Padilla Juana Azurduy was born in the city of Chuquisaca [Sucre] on March 8, 1781, and not having known her father, she took the surname of her mother,…
Bolivian People 101: The rise of the ‘cholitas’
Paula Dear reports for BBC News: The rise of the ‘cholitas’ Bolivia’s “cholitas” are riding the crest of a resurgence that has seen them transform from being “maids of the middle classes” who were routinely stereotyped and discriminated against, to having real clout in the economic, political and fashion worlds. With their high bowler hats,…
Autonomy will suffer one more time, current Bolivian ochlocracy is relentless…
Aidee Rojas reports for El Deber: DELAY IN THE DISBURSEMENT YPFB poses to defer payment of HDI and royalties The transfer of the resources will be in uniform fees over 10 years The President of YPFB, Carlos Villegas, said yesterday about deferring the payment in five years, of the royalties and direct tax to the…
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