Editorial, El Deber: Between the months of June and October, climatic conditions associated with winds and drought, combined with human activities, trigger forest fires that affect Bolivia almost every year, resulting in severe and immeasurable damage to the environment and its rich biodiversity. A recent report from the Ministry of Environment and Water warns of…
Tag: Oruro
To reap what has been sown: blocking roads and protests against masismo | A cosechar lo sembrado: bloqueo caminos y protestas contra el masismo
By Carla Mercado, Yerko Guevara, UNITEL, Eju.tv: Transport Confirms Roadblocks and Marches This Monday, Warns of Indefinite Protests The main demands of the sector are a solution to the regular supply of fuel and the shortage of dollars. In recent days, the union sector and importers expressed their support for the protest [Photo: Yerko Guevara…
Indigenous threatened by violent invading miners | Indígenas amenazados por violentos mineros invasores
Indigenous Bolivians flee homes as backlash to mining protest turns explosive by Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay: Environmental activists in Bolivia say they’ve become the targets of discrimination, death threats and even bombings after speaking out against harmful mining operations in the department of Oruro. The activists, most of them women, have faced escalating violence this year because…
1904: THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE IN BOLIVIA | EL PRIMER AUTOMOVIL EN BOLIVIA
Miguel Salas Aguilar: 1904 / 1944: THE “CHAUCHEROS” (Part two. History of transportation in Oruro) 1904, THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE IN BOLIVIA Don Rene Canelas recounts: “In 1904, the first cars, the first automobiles, arrived from the United States by Mr. Jesús Aguayo. Their small plates read ‘SPECIAL CARRIAGE’ ‘MANUFACTURED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MR. J. AGUAYO. UNDER…
The Pilgrimage Saturday left its mark on the hearts of the faithful of Oruro and the country | El sábado de Peregrinación dejó su huella en los corazones de los fieles de Oruro y el país
Gabriela Moreno Pareja , El Deber: The Oruro Carnival 2024 has begun with the pilgrimage to the Virgin of Candelaria del Socavón, highlighting the devotion, joy and cultural diversity that characterize this festivity Today, in the city of Oruro, the long-awaited Carnival 2024 began with the entry of Pilgrimage Saturday, an event that marks the…
San Silvestre: Among South Americans, Bolivians were the first! | ¡Entre los sudamericanos, los bolivianos fueron los primeros!
Opinion: Camargo gets fourth place and Garibay fifth place in the San Silvestre race Both athletes headed the list of the national delegation that appeared at this sporting event held in Brazil. Bolivian athletes Jhoselyn Camargo and Héctor Garibay stood out in the San Silvestre race, in São Paulo (Brazil). This Sunday they achieved fourth…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 