Rishabh Raj, NewsBytes: Bolivia, a landlocked country in South America, is a destination full of natural wonders and fascinating history. If you are planning a trip there, you may want to bring back some souvenirs as it has a bunch of excellent things to buy. From bowler hats to salt crafts, here are five souvenirs that…
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Land Speed World Record – Récord mundial de velocidad terrestre
Cycle News: Bolivia Land Speed World Record Event Returns Cycle News Staff | February 22, 2023 Back in 2017, some of the world’s fastest motorcycle racers headed to South America to make history at the first-ever FIM-sanctioned land speed world record event on Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni. Following the pioneering effort was a return event in…
Five pressing questions for the future of lithium mining in Bolivia | Cinco preguntas apremiantes para el futuro de la minería del litio en Bolivia
Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay: COLCHANI, Bolivia — Bolivia is taking another shot at lithium investment. After decades of stalled projects and soured relationships with international investors, the central government, under left-wing President Luis Arce, is evaluating offers from six overseas mining companies eager to help the country set up a monopoly on the world’s largest deposit…
Tunupa Volcano, Bolivia
Earth Observatory, NASA: Un astronauta a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS) tomó esta fotografía del volcán Tunupa, que está situado en una península entre dos de las salinas más grandes de Bolivia, el Salar de Uyuni y el Salar de Coipasa. Estas salinas tienen una cubierta de sedimentos y poblaciones microbianas variables, lo…
Why Russia should not win the bid for Bolivia’s lithium (commentary) | Por qué Rusia no debería ganar la licitación por el litio de Bolivia (comentario)
Mongabay: Commentary by Joseph Bouchard on 7 June 2022 The government of Bolivia is currently negotiating with various foreign companies from countries including Argentina, the United States, China, and Russia, for the handling of its lithium extraction. Results of the bidding process should be announced within the next two weeks. A top contender is Russia: Moscow-based Uranium…
Bolivian boy turns photographer on iconic salt flats — with help from a dinosaur – Niño boliviano se convierte a fotógrafo en icónico salar, con la ayuda de un dinosaurio
By Santiago Limachi and Marcelo Rochabrun Reuters, Union Leader, New Hampshire: SALAR DE UYUNI, Bolivia — On the otherworldly white salt flats of Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, an 11-year-old boy has become a photography success taking quirky and creative pictures of tourists — with a little help from a blue plastic dinosaur toy. Piter Condori…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 