Melissa Revollo Pastor, Opinion: Torotoro wants to leave a mark on ecotourism in protected areas The access door and part of the Route of the Dinosaurs is Cochabamba. New projects are millionaires. In the 1990s, getting to Torotoro involved certain dangers along the way, because there was no bridge over the Caine River and whoever…
Tag: paleontology
Tarija: Mastodon tusk | Colmillo de mastodonte
Correo del Sur: STUDENTS AND PEOPLE RECEIVED TRAINING In Uriondo, Tarija, they find a mastodon tusk A huge mastodon tusk was found this week in the municipality of Uriondo (Tarija) during a training visit in paleontology to students and residents of the place A huge mastodon tusk was found this week in the municipality of…
Dino fossils – Toro Toro
Los Tiempos: Toro Toro Park reopens today for tourists El Parque de Toro Toro se reabre desde hoy para los turistas The Toro Toro National Park, located in the department of Potosí, is reopening to visitors today (10/31/2020), after more than nine months of being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The authorization was granted…
Glyptodon, giant ancestor of the armadillo – Gliptodonte, ancestro gigante del quirquincho
Erbol reports for El Dia: By chance They find remains of the glyptodon, the giant ancestor of the quirquincho By chance, while conducting an excavation in Chuquisaca, fossil remains of glyptodon, an extinct animal, remote ancestor of the current quirquincho or tatú, of the armadillo family, were found. The remains of the animal were found…
Torotoro National Park Dinosaur Footprints
Atlas Obscura reports: Thousands of fossilized footprints speckle this Bolivian national park. There are plenty of things to see and do in Bolivia’s Torotoro National Park. You can trek along the numerous canyons that cut through the semi-arid landscape, the deepest reaching depths of almost 1,000 feet. You can bathe in natural swimming pools, some…
Bolivia’s Jurassic walk of fame
Haxie MEYERS-BELKIN reports for France 24: to watch the video, please use link below: In Bolivia, dinosaur remains attract tourists from across the globe. A stone’s throw from the city of Sucre, a cliffside features the largest concentration of dinosaur footsteps in the world. But concerns over erosion have led park officials to seek UNESCO…
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