By Dario Radley, Archaeology News: Archaeologists have unearthed a previously unknown temple complex in Bolivia, belonging to the Tiwanaku civilization, one of South America’s oldest and most influential ancient cultures. The temple, built on a hill in the Caracollo municipality, approximately 215 km (130 miles) southeast of the main site at Tiwanaku near Lake Titicaca, was…
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Poaching threatens vicuña population | Caza furtiva amenaza a población de vicuñas
By El Diario: The slaughter of around 100 vicuñas between the last week of May and early June—all with firearms due to poaching in the towns of Papujio, Cayñi, Pacorcollo, and Wiñay Rosa Pata in the department of Oruro, and in Cahuaycollu, Cala Cala, and Leucasi in the department of Potosí—demonstrates the lack of protection…
Tuesday of chaos with 27 blockades affecting traffic in several regions of the country | Martes de caos con 27 bloqueos afectando la circulación en varias regiones del país
By Unitel, El Dia: The number of blockades rose to 27 this Tuesday, up from 25 the day before. The mobilizations increased despite a group of residents forcing the lifting of some protest points on Monday. There are 27 blockade points in the country at the start of this Tuesday. Photo: APG Archive There are…
Scientific project will help restore identity to the mummies | Proyecto científico contribuirá a restituir identidad de las momias
By Edwin Conde Villarreal, El Diario: National Museum of Archaeology An interdisciplinary scientific project that includes the facial reconstruction of several individuals from the mummy collection at the National Museum of Archaeology (Munarq) will restore the identity of pre-Hispanic inhabitants of the Bolivian highlands, with the participation and consensus of current residents of the region’s…
Cañahua, the Andean grain that seeks to stop rural exodus in the Bolivian Altiplano | Cañahua, el grano andino que busca frenar el éxodo rural en el Altiplano boliviano
By Brújula Digital: Cañahua curbs rural exodus in Bolivia. In the Altiplano, this resilient grain brings hope to farmers like Nico Mamani. Although its profitability is still low ($1.40 per kilo), its adaptation to the climate and nutritional value drive its cultivation. A woman handles a cañahua plant/EFE/Luis Gandarillas At more than 3,800 meters above…
Community members contaminated with arsenic, lead, and mercury will make their voices heard in the Legislature | Comunarios contaminados con arsénico, plomo y mercurio se harán escuchar en el Legislativo
By Vision 360: Mining contamination Three Indigenous organizations from Oruro, La Paz, and Potosí will arrive in La Paz this Friday to participate in a public hearing at the ALP. They will denounce the contamination affecting their residents as a consequence of mining. A highland resident undergoes an analysis to measure mercury damage. PHOTO: Cenda…
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