Earth Observatory, NASA: Un astronauta a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS) tomó esta fotografía del volcán Tunupa, que está situado en una península entre dos de las salinas más grandes de Bolivia, el Salar de Uyuni y el Salar de Coipasa. Estas salinas tienen una cubierta de sedimentos y poblaciones microbianas variables, lo…
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Bolivia: Newly identified waterlily species is world’s largest | La especie de nenúfar recién identificada es la más grande del mundo
Helena Horton, The Guardian: Leaves of species grown at Kew Gardens can reach up to three metres in the wild A giant waterlily grown at Kew Gardens has been named as new to science, in the first discovery of its type in more than a century. Scientists at the south-west London garden suspected for decades…
Jichisat: The equipment created to alert river overflows | El equipo creado para alertar desbordes de ríos
Opinion: Three electronic engineers developed the equipment, with PVC pipes and sensors, which notifies, through Telegram, the unusual increase in the water flow. They seek that the authorities can adopt the project to apply it in Cochabamba. In recent years, Cochabamba has experienced several episodes of natural disasters due to overflowing rivers. In addition to…
Red Macaw in danger! | ¡Paraba roja en peligro!
Opinion: Plan to preserve red-fronted macaw initiated; there are 1,160 According to statistical data reported in the 2021 census, 159 pairs are active for reproduction. The red-fronted macaw, an endemic species from Bolivia that lives in the dry valleys of Cochabamba, Potosí, Chuquisaca and Santa Cruz, is listed as critically endangered, according to the Cochabamba…
There are 40 elderly wild animals and they suffer from 3 illnesses | Hay 40 animales silvestres de la tercera edad y sufren 3 males
Dayana Flores, Opinion: They are birds and mammals that suffer from arthritis, blindness and rheumatism. Some are up to 70 years old. There were at least two deaths due to advanced age. Its two legs are shrunken, denoting that they can no longer carry the weight of its age, 70 years. Regarding the other parrots,…
Dolphins playing with an anaconda – Bufeos jugando con una anaconda
2 male dolphins were seen playing with an anaconda while sexually aroused in a perplexing encounter captured by researchers Kelsey Vlamis, Business Insider: Researchers in Bolivia captured a rare encounter between Bolivian river dolphins and Beni anacondas. At one point, two adult male dolphins held onto the snake and swam in unison while sexually aroused….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 