Reuters reports in The Guardian: Boat made of reeds to embark to prove ancient Pacific crossing was possible Crew on vessel built by indigenous Bolivians will travel in ancient mariners’ style, using bamboo water containers and eating fish, but updating on social media. An expedition in a boat made only of reeds crafted by indigenous…
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Bolivia: The wild, weird and unadulterated country no one talks about
Ben Groundwater writes for Stuff Destinations: Bolivia: The wild, weird and unadulterated country no one talks about [to watch this video, please use the link down below] Make sure you get a window seat. Because as amazing as Bolivia is, as exciting and exotic and strange as…
What are we doing to restore Titicaca Lake?
La Prensa reports: Daily fish, frogs and other amphibians are dying They will recover the lake with Bs3,000 million At least Bs3,000 million will be invested to implement the recovery plan for Lake Titicaca. “So far, from what we have collected from metropolitan plans, development plans, we have seen the need for about Bs3,000 million,…
CBN volunteers cleaned Titicaca lakeside
Pagina Siete reports: CBN volunteers cleaned Titicaca lakeside In the framework of Corporate Social Responsibility, volunteers of the Bolivian National Brewery (CBN) conducted the cleaning of the Kohana Bay of Lake Titicaca. The activity was held with the Ministries of Environment and Water, Health, Justice, Culture and Tourism, Education and Foreign Affairs, and several universities…
Unchecked Pollution Befouling Majestic Lake Titicaca
Unchecked Pollution Befouling Majestic Lake Titicaca BAHIA DE COHANA, Bolivia — Jun 25, 2015, 11:52 AM ET By CARLOS VALDEZ Associated Press Gulls swept down to feast on hundreds of dead and dying giant frogs floating in the rancid waters along a southeastern shore of Lake Titicaca, where the algae-choked shallows reek of rotten eggs….
Bolivian first female divers graduated!
Pagina Siete reports: Lake Titicaca The first female divers graduated The first height-female-divers graduated yesterday in the morning, in the Hall of Flags of the General Command of the Bolivian Navy, in which the closing of the First Military Basic Course for Height Ladies Diving was performed. The commanding general of the Navy, Gonzalo Alcon, gave…
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