MIguel Melendres reports for El Deber: The quinoa tourist route in three producing regions is launched Farmers in the departments of La Paz, Oruro and Potosí will benefit from the agreement between Boltur and the International Quinoa Center. In an unprecedented interinstitutional agreement, Bolivian Tourism (Boltur) and the International Quinoa Center (CIQ) signed this morning,…
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Scientist Discoverer of Quinua Genome Invited to Bolivia
Prensa Latina reports: Scientist Discoverer of Quinua Genome Invited to Bolivia La Paz, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) The International Quinua Center (CIQ in Spanish) invited the U.S. scientist Eric Allen, discoverer of the quinua genome to offer an international master lectura on the cereal, informed the executive director of the institution, Edgar Solis. Allen will…
Lets give support to Gabriela Prudencio, Quinoa Colada’s creator!
Pagina Siete reports: GABRIELA PRUDENCIO CREATED “QUINUA COLADA” Bolivian finalist in the cocktail contest Gabriela Prudencio, 24 years old, ranked among the five finalists in the international competition “Star Search for a cocktail”, organized by renowned international chef Jamie Oliver. The young paceña went to the final round of the international competition with a cocktail…
Bolivian innovation: Uma Luna produces soaps of quinoa, cañawa and amaranth
Alejandra Pau reports for Pagina Siete: Excerpts follow, and for the full Spanish article, please go to the end of this post, thank you. Uma Luna produces soaps of quinoa, cañawa and amaranth NEW. An entrepreneur promotes these ecological and healthy products with three powerful grains of the Andes. The subtle scents perfume all the…
Bolivians consume 92 kilos of potatoes and one of quinoa, yearly
It is no secret that potatoes appear in most our traditional meals. Like the Dutch, Bolivians prefer potatoes and we should eat more cereals like quinoa… From Pagina Siete: There were 800 maps with agricultural information Bolivians consumed a year 92 kilos of potatoes and one of quinoa FOOD according to the report, the high…
Bolivia has 30 varieties of Quinoa!!
At last some positive news! We have a very rich wildlife which as is in this case. These varieties could provide us with the comparative advantage we need to sell our products overseas. Not so long ago a European producer advertised they were getting a fine vodka liquor out of quinoa; I know there are…
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