FAN: fires in Bolivia burned down 4.1 million hectares

AFP reports for Los Tiempos: Aerial view of smoke coming out of a fire near Charagua in Bolivia, on the border with Paraguay, which was recorded in August. | File photo | AFP The uncontrollable fires in Bolivia since August devastated 4.1 million hectares of forest and grassland, the private NGO Friends of Nature Foundation…

evo to face lawsuit for biocide and ethnocide!

El Diario reports: Concerns of representatives MAS extractivist policy threatens indigenous people and ecosystems Indigenous people raise responsibility lawsuits against Evo Morales and his collaborators for biocide and ethnocide, they do not rule out going to international instances to denounce those abuses The extension of the agricultural frontier, the exploration of hydrocarbons and minerals in…

Tarija chooses saice as her flag dish

Los Tiempos reports: Tarija’s department chose saice as its flagship dish, and presented it today [7/28/2019] at a gastronomic and artistic fair in that city. “We greet and congratulate Tarija for the election of her flag dish, it was a joint effort that lasted approximately four months between the government, the municipal government of Tarija,…

Bolivian History 101: 202 years of Battle of La Tablada -TARIJA

El Diario reports: The beautiful Tarija remembers today 202 years of The Battle of the Tablada. When commemorating the 202 years of the Battle of La Tablada, Tarija shows a negative performance, which is reflected in its main indicators, despite the statements of national authorities about the resources received by the region. On April 15,…

Governor of Tarija says he will not allow oil exploration in Tariquía

ANF reports for Los Tiempos: The governor of Tarija Adrián Oliva warned today that Tarija will not allow oil exploitation in the Tariquía National Flora and Fauna Reserve, a governmental intention that is questioned by the local community. “The population of the department does not accept the oil exploitation in Tariquía, it will not be…