Reuters, USNews: In Bolivia, a Battle Over a Receding Glacier ‘Doomed to Disappear’ Mountain guides in the Cholita climbers group pass in front of a no trespassing sign during the inauguration of tourist season at the Charquini glacier, as scientists and climbers battle over the future of the controversial lure for tourists, outside of El…
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Chaetophractus Nationi – Quirquincho
Pagina Siete: They declare the quirquincho Natural Heritage The Andean quirquincho was declared a Natural Heritage of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, after National Law 1424 was enacted on April 13. The norm was debated since last year in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly and was finally promulgated by President Luis Arce, according to a publication…
Cochabamba – Tunari
Cristina Cotari, Los Tiempos: Las familias que llegaron al Tunari para disfrutar y jugar con la nieve. The families that came to Tunari to enjoy and play in the snow.| Carlos López Las bajas temperaturas realzan una laguna y el paisaje. Low temperatures enhance a lagoon and the landscape. | Carlos López Las familias que…
UTAMA
Fabien Lemercier, CineEuropa [Video: use link below/use el link al final]: In the Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living the same daily life for years. During an uncommonly long drought, Virginio and his wife Sisa face a dilemma: resist, or be defeated by the environment and time itself. “If you knew how…
The eternal potato – La papa eterna
Nicole Pinto, El Deber: Chuño: The truth behind the eternal ‘potato’ Its production can take several days, between which the feet will be used as part of the process, resulting in a food that can last up to 10 years properly stored. Chuño is an ancestral food of Andean origin, widely consumed throughout the area…
Empoderamiento de las mujeres – Women empowerment
Pagina Siete: Cholitas climbers go to the top of Sajama Three cholitas climbers from the Maya organization began a journey to bring a message of empowerment to women. Dora Magueño, 56, Ana Lía Magueño and Flora Chura left the city of La Paz for the town of Sajama. There they had a picnic and later…
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