Curichi [Wetland] La Madre

Nelfi Fernandez , El Deber: The 7 surprising facts you should know about Curichi La Madre, a protected area located 15 minutes from the heart of the capital of Santa Cruz It is a municipal area in whose surface of 49.8 hectares there are five bodies of water or curichis and where 225 species of…

Bad air quality | Mala calidad del aire

El Diario: Air quality is bad in the capital of Santa Cruz The general director of the Environment of the Santa Cruz Mayor’s Office, Ruddy Valverde, pointed out that the air quality in the capital city is bad, due to forest fires in nearby municipalities, so there is a risk that people will begin to…

Local narratives – Chaco – Narrativas locales

Jessica Peñaloza Cladera, Translated byTeodora C. Hasegan, Global Voices: Creating new, local narratives on climate change in the Bolivian Chaco Young Indigenous journalists propose more representative coverage on climate change The group of workshop participants in Charagua. Photo by Jessica Peñaloza for Rising Voices. When the Bolivian media covers climate change in the Gran Chaco…

Soap – Isotoubo – Jabón

Gina Justiniano Cuellar, El Deber: Did you know that the isotoubo, the tree that turns into soap, is a tree native to Santa Cruz? It is not a fable, it is an act of magic of nature that occurs on Santa Cruz soil These are not barber talks, there really is a tree native to…

Andean condor rescued!

Violeta Soria, Opinion: IN POCONA, COCHABAMBA Jach’a journey: he was about to die, they saved him with 2 kilos of meat every day and he flies again The imposing and extensive wings of the male Andean condor Jach’a (greatness, in Quechua) found freedom. Yesterday and after 10 days of recovery, the monumental bird, victim of…