BBC News reports: Bolivia’s abandoned ski resort: A sign of droughts to come? Bolivia’s largest city, La Paz, is currently enduring its worst drought in a quarter of a century. Glaciers in the surrounding Andean mountains are key to its water supply. Simon Parker visited the abandoned ski resort of Chacaltaya, where locals say they…
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Want to Climb a 19,000-foot Mountain? In Bolivia, Even Rank Amateurs Can
Henry Wismayer writes in The Wall Street Journal: Want to Climb a 19,000-foot Mountain? In Bolivia, Even Rank Amateurs Can Bolivia’s Huayna Potosi is a (somewhat) gentle giant—it’s easy enough for amateurs to climb but heart-thumping enough to earn them bragging rights. “KNOW WHEN to turn back.” Anyone familiar with the axioms of mountaineering knows…
Female climbers live “historic” experience in Bolivia
EFE reports in Latino Fox News; Female climbers live “historic” experience in Bolivia LA PAZ – Female climbers from Argentina, Bolivia, France, Peru and Venezuela lived a “historic” experience in the Bolivian Andes, where they exchanged cultural experiences. “We chose Bolivia for its magnificent mountain scenery. This experience was historic because it inspired a rich…
Japan builds physics lab in Bolivia
AAP reports for SBS: Japan builds physics lab in Bolivia Japan will help build a laboratory to study cosmic rays in the mountains of Bolivia. Japan will finance the construction of a $US5 million ($A6.52 million) laboratory in Bolivia for the study of cosmic rays, Japanese Nobel laureate Takaaki Kajita says. The winner of the…
Bolivia’s ‘cholita’ climbers scale highest mountain yet: ‘I cried with emotion’
Reuters reports through The Guardian: Bolivia’s ‘cholita’ climbers scale highest mountain yet: ‘I cried with emotion’ Two years ago, 11 Aymara indigenous women who worked for mountaineers decided to do their own climbing and have since tackled five peaks near La Paz. For years, Lydia Huayllas, 48, has worked as a cook at base camps…
Bolivia Cholita Mountain Climbers
AP images spotlight reports: Bolivia Cholita Mountain Climbers Photos by Juan Karita At first glance, the indigenous Bolivian women don’t look much like mountain climbers, with their colorful, multilayered skirts and fringed shawls. But their helmets, polarized goggles and crampons attached to their shoes give them away as mountaineers who accompany their husbands, often as…
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