Glen Argan reports for National Catholic Reporter: In Bolivia, when the water dries up, so does the economy An abandoned boat lies several hundred feet from the shore of Lake Poopo in late August, testimony to the disappearance of the lake and the salt flats that remain in Llapallapani, Bolivia. Lake Poopo dried up three…
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Bolivian Heritage 101: They find 2 corners of a new temple in Tiwanaku
Anahi Cazas reports for Pagina Siete: They find 2 corners of a new temple in Tiwanaku According to the maximum authority of the site, Julio Condori, this discovery will change the integral vision of the archaeological center. After a series of excavations, a team of international and national experts found the two corners of a…
Runaway contamination of Lake Titicaca … point of NO return?!
El Diario reports: Runaway contamination of Lake Titicaca • Peru and Bolivia plan to clean the most navigable and highest lake in the world. The cleaning of Lake Titicaca and the protection of its natural wealth is one of the joint projects that will be addressed by the governments of Peru and Bolivia, said President…
Bolivian Heritage 101: The floating islands of the Lake of the Incas
Ivone Juarez reports for Pagina Siete: The floating islands of the Lake of the Incas They were built by the community of Copacabana to complement the tourist attraction represented by the blue waters of the sacred lake. Each island has its characteristic to delight the visitor. The mystical waters of Lake Titicaca that the Incas…
Bolivia: The white city shines
NZ Herald reports: Bolivia: The white city shines In the first half of my Bolivian adventure we traversed all the sights of La Paz, and acclimatised to the 3500 metres induced altitude, caught a Bolivian Airlines jet to the fast-growing town of Uyuni, took a four wheel drive onto the Salar salt flats for lunch,…
Underwater archaeologists dig in Lake Titicaca
El Diario reports: Underwater archaeologists dig in Lake Titicaca A scientific mission of underwater archaeologists of the Lake Project began excavation in the depths of Titicaca to identify certain settlements with cultural features of pre-Hispanic civilizations that were detected with a sonar underwater. Excavations are carried out in the Puerto Perez sector of the smaller…
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