Otago Daily Times report: Laguna Colorada, created in 1973 mainly to protect flamingo and vicuna, covers around 7.5 hectares. PHOTOS: ELEANOR HUGHES Eleanor Hughes has an unforgettable experience travelling across the Bolivian Altiplano. Google Maps has directed us overland from Colombia to Uyuni, Bolivia, with no problem. When it’s announced that Pietro, a local guide,…
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Running in Bolivia
Oliver Balch reports for The New York Times: At just shy of 4,000 meters, my wheezing lungs and leaden legs remind me that I’m in foreign territory in every sense. The teenager running alongside me, Luz, doesn’t say much. She is focused, her head dead straight, her stride landing rhythmically on the tarmac highway. Luz…
Drying Peatlands in the Bolivian Andes Threaten Indigenous Pastoral Communities
Maria Dombrov reports for Glacier Hub: The Andes are the longest mountain range in the world, stretching 4,500 miles long and spanning seven South American countries: Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Andean ecosystems include peatlands, grasslands, shrublands, salt flats, forests, and alpine regions. Mountain peatlands, or bofedales, play a particularly central role in the rearing…
Bolivia hopes to cut dependence on imports of Peruvian potatoes
Fresh Plaza reports, photo from Pagina Siete: The Ministry of Rural Development, through the National Institute for Agricultural and Forestry Innovation (INIAF), supports producers from the Jocopampa community, in Patacamaya, in the production of industrial potatoes of the jatun puka variety, which could help counter the competition from Peruvian imports. The departmental head of the…
What clothes to take if you travel to Bolivia?
Paula Barajas for Bolivia.com: If you are thinking of traveling to Bolivia, we recommend that you read these tips before leaving. Bolivia is a wonderful and attractive country for tourists. By having a low cost in dollars, it makes it one of the most favorable international destinations for many Latin Americans. On the other hand,…
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…
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