By Iván Ramos, Erbol: The Chuquisaqueño Álvaro Arnez will represent Bolivia at the 2026 Coffee Cupping World Championship His hands trembled as soon as he heard his name. It wasn’t fatigue: it was pure emotion. Álvaro Arnez, from Coffee Bike, had just made history. Chuquisaca had, for the first time, a national champion in coffee…
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From Native Roots to Sustainable Sweets | De raíces nativas a dulces sostenibles
By Wara Arteaga, Vision 360: From yuca to cañahua: a sustainable pastry shop bets on Bolivia’s native ingredients Beyond promoting native ingredients, supporting wildlife conservation, and a policy of avoiding plastic materials, the pastry shop embraces the concept of sustainability, which ranges from supporting suppliers to fostering a circular economy. The newly inaugurated pastry shop,…
Por qué los empleadores quieren trabajadores con alta IE | Why employers want workers with high EQs
Por Liz Mineo, The Harvard Gazette: Ilustración de Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff El informe Future of Jobs destaca el valor de la inteligencia emocional Un reciente informe sobre El futuro del trabajo del Foro Económico Mundial encontró que, si bien el pensamiento analítico sigue siendo la habilidad más codiciada entre los empleadores, varias habilidades de inteligencia emocional (como motivación, autoconciencia,…
Meru launches QR payments in bolivianos using digital dollars | Meru lanza pagos con QR en bolivianos utilizando dólares digitales
By El Deber: Users can now spend their digital dollars with just a QR code/Photo: Meru The selling price of digital dollars is favorable for payers, and the payment experience is similar to any app in Bolivia, according to Meru co-founder Carlos Neira. Meru has introduced to the Bolivian market an innovative QR payment method…
Scientific research in the Bicentenary | La investigación científica en el Bicentenario
By Francesco Zaratti: Korea, an example of accelerated development, allocates 4.81% of its GDP to scientific research (R+D); 30 times more than Bolivia, seven times more than the average for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and more than double the world average. With these numbers, it is not surprising that R+D in Bolivia is…
Cold, Dry, Altitude: Ideal Conditions for AI and Lithium Tech | Frío, Seco y en Altura: Condiciones Ideales para la IA y el Litio
By Erbol: INTERVIEW WITH ERBOL Tuto proposes AI center in Orinoca using Meta’s LLM and Nvidia chips The interview on El Ánfora will air this Monday at 6:00 p.m. As part of his tech plan, Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga proposed during ERBOL’s El Ánfora program the creation of an artificial intelligence center in Orinoca, a highland town in the Oruro…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 