Jose Pablo Criales, Opinion: The second largest lake in Bolivia made headlines in 2015 because it completely dried up. A good rainy season has returned the water to their basins, but rising temperatures, mining pollution and the diversion of their rivers threaten the lives of their people forever. Brake! –Cristina Mamani suddenly shouts– Stop, we…
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Irohito Urus Indians: from fishing to robotics in Bolivia – Indígenas Irohito Urus: de la pesca a la robótica en Bolivia
Por PAOLA FLORES, AP News: IROHITO URUS, Bolivia (AP) — Three students from the Irohito Urus ethnic group in the Bolivian highlands have created a robot with the head of an Andean cat using materials from their environment such as reeds to disinfect surfaces such as cell phones and raise awareness among care to combat…
Lake Poopó: why Bolivia’s second largest lake disappeared – and how to bring it back
The Conversation: A huge lake in Bolivia has almost entirely disappeared. Lake Poopó used to be the country’s second largest, after Lake Titicaca, and just a few decades ago in its wet season peak it would stretch almost 70km end to end and cover an area of 3,000 sq km – the size of a small country…
The 6 largest lakes in Bolivia
Bolivia.com reports: You can not stay without visiting these magical places for their beautiful landscapes and the myths around them. In the geography of Bolivia, there are innumerable lakes and lagoons that have particular characteristics. Many of its lakes are considered sacred, especially by indigenous ethnic groups. In this list, there are six of the…
Urus offer crafts to support families
El Diario reports: Creative works The frost, the overflow of the Lauca River and the evaporation of Lake Poopó left the inhabitants of the arid land without food Urus crafts women expose and sell their works of art until today in the artist’s house. The Urus de Chipaya, Llapallapani and Tinta…
Oruro Governorate: Lake Poopó grew to more than 1,300 kilometers and it’s time to stop mining access!
The Oruro Governor must now take appropriate measures to ensure sustainable development of this lake. We knew that a source of the draining of this lake was mining activities, whereas they would be illegal or not, they should stop using this water. People complain about their way of living, they use natural resources ot the…
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