By Gretchen McKay / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Steven Soderbergh unveils his Bolivian spirit at Pirates-Yankees game His first thought was, “What is this?” A sip quickly gave way to, “How do I get more?” Director Steven Soderbergh was in Pittsburgh recently to promote his brand of singani, a Bolivian distilled spirit made from white Muscat of…
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Seven years imprisonment of the owner of a mining company for polluting Pilcomayo river
ANF reports via Los Tiempos: Seven years imprisonment of the owner of a mining company for pollution The court determined that the owner of the mining company “Santiago Apóstol Silver & Tin”, Mario Jorge Cano Cruz, was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment at the prison in Cantumarca de Potosí for committing crimes against public health…
The 3 Best Highland Cities In Bolivia
Wendy De Chambeau reports in International Living: The 3 Best Highland Cities In Bolivia What do you know about Bolivia? Chances are, not much. Sure, you’ve heard of Lake Titicaca and the Uyuni Salt Flats. You likely know it’s in South America and has Andean as well as Amazonian terrain. But did you know that…
Bolivia: Doctors Without Borders Ends Chagas Operations, Urges Ministry of Health to Take Over Comprehensive Care in Rural Areas
Relief Web reports from Médecins Sans Frontières: Bolivia: Doctors Without Borders Ends Chagas Operations, Urges Ministry of Health to Take Over Comprehensive Care in Rural Areas NEW YORK, DECEMBER 20, 2016—After 14 years of Chagas diagnoses, treatment and prevention efforts in Bolivia, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ended its Chagas…
Bolivia sells 14% more airplane tickets
MercoPress reports: Bolivia sells 14% more airplane tickets Passenger air traffic in Bolivia has increased from 1,859,456 to 2,121,437 between January and August, 2016, compared to the same part of 2015, the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) reported, which means a 14 % increase. Air terminals at La Paz, Cochabamba and Viru Viru account…
Tarija’s Mayor urges end to personality cults in Bolivian politics
EFE reports in Latino Fox News: Mayor urges end to personality cults in Bolivian politics LA PAZ – The Spanish-born mayor of the southern Bolivian city of Tarija, Rodrigo Paz Pereira, says that the Andean nation “needs to be a solid, institutionally based democracy” and to move away from a pattern in which political parties…
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