Bolivian observatory collects data as glaciers melt

Carlos Valdez, Associated Press for PA Home Page: LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) – The snow appears to be pristine on the Andean peaks that loom above Bolivia’s capital, but even here ash and smog reach up to a remote plateau that is home to the world’s highest atmospheric observatory. It’s an ideal site for a…

Growing underground to avoid drought

BBC has produced a short but very interesting video, whose link you could find at the very end of this post: Growing underground to avoid drought The Altiplano in Bolivia is one of the largest and highest plateaus in the world. To protect their crops from drought, flash floods and increasing temperatures, some farmers are…

The world’s greatest biodiversity is in the Madidi Park, Bolivia!

Madidi MUST be protected at ALL COST! we and the world must let the coca caudillo in power to stop his delusional and absurd dam construction in El Bala and Chapete, we must preserve Madidi as is! The above opinion is from Bolivian Thoughts. EFE reports via El Diario, the photos are in the internet:…

Our Bufeo, dolphin of the Amazon basin is in danger of extinction!

El Deber reports: ALERT The dolphins of the Amazon basin are in danger of extinction According to one study, the number of these aquatic mammals is halved every decade. Populations of freshwater dolphins in the Amazon basin are declining steeply at a disheartening pace: the number of these aquatic mammals is halved every decade. These…

Resurrection in Ñaurenda, Bolivia

Just a note regarding the Chaco: peanuts originated in this area, did you know? Opinion made by Bolivian Thoughts. Maura McCarthy writes for the Global Sisters Report: Resurrection in Ñaurenda, Bolivia Guaraní people from 36 communities in Bolivia came together for a fiesta. Here they are dancing the atiku. (Maura McCarthy) The Guaraní called today’s…

The Chiquitania: Tropical Important Plant Areas in Bolivia

A very diverse region, it is worth noting that a gas pipeline crosses this region, from San Jose de Chiquitos to San Marias, en route to Cuiaba, Brazil. The Bolivian portion of that pipeline was the first one in Bolivia to have been reforested with indigenous species, a superb work made by the Museo de…