By Unitel: Rains and landslides: Eight sections of the main highway network are impassable in the country In its report this Thursday, the Bolivian Highway Administration (ABC) detailed that eight sections of the main highway network are impassable, while in another five there are detours or lane restrictions [Photo: ABC] / The El Salto–Monteagudo section…
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River Guardian at Risk | Guardián del Río en Peligro 🌊🐬
By Carlos Lara, ANABolivia.org; Eju.tv: The Bolivian River Dolphin: A Freshwater Treasure Struggling to Survive This endemic cetacean mainly inhabits the basins of the Mamoré, Iténez, Tijamuchi rivers, and other Amazonian tributaries. Source: anabolivia.org La Paz, February 24 (ANA).– The Bolivian river dolphin (Inia boliviensis) is the country’s only endemic river dolphin. Unfortunately, it faces growing…
Cold Front Hits Bolivia | Frente frío golpea a Bolivia
By Violeta Soria, Opinion: Time to take out the coats: cold front enters Bolivia this Monday and will affect 7 departments The phenomenon will arrive with a “sharp drop in temperatures” through Wednesday. Despite the fact that spring officially began yesterday, a cold front will enter Bolivia this Monday and affect the departments of Santa…
Silent Justice Amid Illegal Mining | Justicia muda frente a la minería ilegal
By Jimena Mercado, Erbol: Illegal mining in Madre de Dios: Agro-Environmental Tribunal remains silent four months after preventive action The Center for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS), through its director Miguel Vargas, expresses concern over the Agro-Environmental Tribunal’s failure to rule on the direct preventive environmental action filed four months ago by the Multiethnic…
Illegal Gold: Rapid Destruction in Bolivia’s Amazon | Oro ilegal: destrucción acelerada en la Amazonía boliviana
By Brujula Digital: Report: Illegal gold mining in Bolivia is growing and causing severe impacts Bolivia’s Amazon is undergoing rapid degradation linked to alluvial mining, especially in the departments of La Paz, Beni, and Pando. Dredges and barges operate in rivers such as the Kaka, Beni, Madre de Dios, and Orthon. Illegal gold mining is…
A man miraculously survives after being bitten in the face by a viper while cutting bananas | Un hombre sobrevive de milagro tras ser mordido en el rostro por una víbora mientras cortaba plátanos
By Red UNO, Eju,tv: Alerted by locals, Rural Police officers and a nurse rushed to the community of “Mangalito,” where the victim had been attacked. While cutting a bunch of bananas, a young man was bitten in the face by a viper. PHOTO: Reference image. A 26-year-old man was bitten on the face by a…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 