Salar de Uyuni: Italian rescued – Italiano rescatado

El Diario: Thanks to GPS Soldiers rescue lost tourist in Salar de Uyuni Air Force personnel managed to track the active GPS signal on the foreign citizen’s motorcycle, proceeding to report the finding to the nearest municipality. After reports about a tourist of Italian nationality reported lost in the Uyuni salt flat, this person was…

Everything you need to know before you visit Bolivia

SHAFIK MEGHJI, Lonely Planet Writer You’ll need to do some planning to explore Bolivia’s amazing landscapes © Peter Adams / Getty Images In the heart of South America, Bolivia is home to some of the most dramatic landscapes on the continent. From pristine rainforests and high-altitude salt flats to cities rich with cultural diversity, there’s an incredible…

Green-Energy Race Draws an American Underdog to Bolivia’s Lithium

By Clifford Krauss, The New York Times [lectura en español]: SALAR DE UYUNI, Bolivia — The mission was quixotic for a small Texas energy start-up: Beat out Chinese and Russian industrial giants in unlocking mineral riches that could one day power tens of millions of electric vehicles. A team traveled from Austin to Bolivia in late…

Lithium and lies – Litio y mentiras

Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Economic analysis President Luis Arce decided to lie in Mexico, probably thinking he was in Bolivia.He said that the Quantum electric cars that are made in Cochabamba use lithium batteries made in the country, which is not true: they use lead batteries.The lithium battery plant that the government of the coca…