Excerpts follow from an artcle by Phil Marty for the Chicago Tribune Fly fishing in Bolivia When you think Bolivia, you think … well, what do you think? Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, maybe, but what else? It’s not one of your better-known tourist destinations, but it’s a place that serious anglers should find…
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Discover The Rare Birds of Bolivia
ephotozine reports: Discover The Rare Birds of Bolivia With Eschenbach One can find about 500 bird species in Europe. Bolivia and its unique nature has got more than the double, among which are rare and unique species. The Red-fronted macaw This colorful parrot can be found only in the sensitive ecosystem of Bolivia. He’s a…
German Cooperation and Chamber of Industry close project on energy management
hoybolivia.com reports: German Cooperation and Chamber of Industry close project on energy management The National Chamber of Industries (CNI) and the German Embassy closed on Thursday the project “Energy Management System, Certification NB/ISO 50001:2011”, which gave continuity to the projects: Mitigation measures to reduce the footprint of Carbon I and II, informed the institutional sources. “The…
Museum of Natural Science researchers publish the first birds of Bolivia field guide
Phys.org reports: Museum of Natural Science researchers publish the first birds of Bolivia field guide Bolivia has more species of birds than any other land-locked country in the world. It is sixth in the world in terms of diversity of bird species, which is notable given that it has no marine birds. LSU Museum of…
Santa Cruz: There will be a deposit for disused electronic devices
El Deber reports: There will be a deposit for disused electronic devices The municipal government, through the Municipal Cleaning Company of Santa Cruz (Emacruz), will incorporate four points for the deposit of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), in the districts of the city. The objective is to avoid the environmental pollution generated by the…
Bolivia covers up evidence of uncontacted Indians
El Diario reports via Survival International: Bolivia covers up evidence of uncontacted Indians © El Diario The Bolivian state oil company has denied reports that workers prospecting near the Peruvian border have had several encounters with a group of uncontacted Indians. The company, YPFB, had sub-contracted the exploration work to BGP Bolivia, a subsidiary of…
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