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Ñembi Guasu: The great Bolivian hideaway fighting against fire In this Gran Chaco territory of more than 1.2 million hectares, local guardian communities claim responsibility for managing its conservation

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12.12.2025 16:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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‘Wall Street Loans Behind the War in Colombia and Bolivia’ Robert W. Dunn from The Daily Worker. Vol. 9 No. 257. October 27, 1932. Map of territories ceded by Peru to Colombia Readers will be shocked to learn that behind 1932’s Chaco War waged between Bolivia and Paraguay and the border war fought by Peru and Colombia we…

‘Wall Street Loans Behind the War in Colombia and Bolivia’ Robert W. Dunn from The Daily Worker. Vol. 9 No. 257. October 27, 1932.

Readers will be shocked to learn that behind wars in South America were vast financial interests of US banking firms.
revolutionsnewsstand.com/2025/12/09/w...

09.12.2025 06:26 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Map showing the area south east of Lake Titicaca, showing the locations of Tiwanaku sites and possible trade routes connecting them, stretching between Tiwanaku, the Central Altiplano and the inter-Andean valleys of Cochabamba.

Map showing the area south east of Lake Titicaca, showing the locations of Tiwanaku sites and possible trade routes connecting them, stretching between Tiwanaku, the Central Altiplano and the inter-Andean valleys of Cochabamba.

Map of the area south east of Bolivia's Lake Titicaca, showing possible trade routes of the Tiwanaku State, complete with llamas! #LlamaDay 🦙
A major Andean power long before the Inka, they influenced the wider area through trade, religion and politics.

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology

09.12.2025 08:15 👍 19 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
Photo of a row of five smiling Bolivian women in colourful tops and skirts holding mountajn climbing equipment while standing on ice with a mountain ridge behind them

Photo of a row of five smiling Bolivian women in colourful tops and skirts holding mountajn climbing equipment while standing on ice with a mountain ridge behind them

In 2019 a group of Bolivian indigenous women aka the “Climbing Cholitas” summitted Mount Aconcagua, Argentina (highest point - Southern Hemisphere) The women had previously worked for years as cooks for mostly rich male mountaineers. They climbed in traditional dress #WomensArt

05.12.2025 06:18 👍 1024 🔁 214 💬 1 📌 8
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More than 16,000 tracks found at a ‘dinosaur freeway’ in Bolivia | CNN Theropods once trekked along a “dinosaur freeway” that stretched across a shoreline in what is now Bolivia, according to a new study.

Esperante et al report 1321 theropod trackways, 16,600 exposed dinosaur tracks, plus numerous solitary tracks, abundant tail traces and swim tracks at Carreras Pampa tracksite in Torotoro National Park, Bolivia.

edition.cnn.com/2025/12/04/s...

Original article: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

05.12.2025 11:36 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Il reminds me of good ol' times with my bike.

Such a fear 😬💀

20.11.2025 21:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Carta desde Bolivia: cuando el derecho a decidir no existe Querida ciudadanía española,

✉️ Desde Bolivia, nuestras compañeras recuerdan que el derecho al aborto no está garantizado en todas partes.

Mientras en España se debate sobre blindarlo en la Constitución, en Bolivia miles de mujeres siguen viendo negada su autonomía.
🔗 www.infolibre.es/opinion/plaz...

10.11.2025 11:21 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A couple of beauties from Bolivia. Phone pics sent back live from the field by our group enjoying a butterfly bonanza right now!

03.11.2025 21:10 👍 25 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Bolivian river dolphins sometimes dangle anacondas in their mouths and scientists don't know why Seriously, dolphins?

Just your regularly scheduled reminder that dolphins have some of the weirdest interactions with other species in their communities:

www.zmescience.com/ecology/anim...

29.10.2025 14:34 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Wrong pic I guess. Culturally underperforming AI-driven post ? ^^

29.10.2025 15:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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From crisis to stability: what next for Bolivia’s economy? - Economics Observatory Bolivia is at a decisive moment in its modern economic and political history, after nearly two decades of dominance by the Movement Toward Socialism party. Whoever ends up taking charge will need to…

JUST PUBLISHED – From crisis to stability: what next for Bolivia’s economy? 🇧🇴
By Carlos Gustavo Machicado Salas

17.10.2025 08:23 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Bolivia’s Big Border Blunders How & When It Lost Its Territory

Find out more: brilliantmaps.com/bolivias-...

14.10.2025 14:01 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
3D model of a temple complex from above. A square wall surrounds a central courtyard. The outer wall is lined with smaller rooms.

3D model of a temple complex from above. A square wall surrounds a central courtyard. The outer wall is lined with smaller rooms.

Isometric reconstruction of a previously unknown Tiwanaku temple in the Bolivian Andes, published this year in Antiquity. Its study reveals the complex trade and ritual interaction networks of this powerful pre-Inka state.

Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology

13.10.2025 20:15 👍 21 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Map showing the earthquake of 2025-10-14 in Chile-Bolivia Border Region

Map showing the earthquake of 2025-10-14 in Chile-Bolivia Border Region

Magnitude : 4.7
Region: *Chile-Bolivia Border *
Time: 2025-10-14 04:43:33 UTC
Epicenter : 68.39°W 21.89°S
Depth: 101 km
*First posted at: 04:48 UTC*

https://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/eqexplorer/events/gfz2025ucxg/general

#GEOFON #GFZ #earthquake #magnitude

14.10.2025 04:48 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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#15Oct #MujerRural, visibilizamos su contribución económica y social en el mundo entero, y su aportación a la seguridad alimentaria: recolectoras de la nuez de Brasil en la Bolivia amazónica, y su lucha por ser Capitanas y estar en la toma de decisiones

medicusmundi.es/es/actualida...

14.10.2025 09:02 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Bolivia a puertas del primer balotaje de su historia Con el racismo al centro del debate, el 19 de octubre 8 millones de bolivianos deben emitir su voto en el primer balotaje de su historia y el 8 de noviembre se posicionará el nuevo Gobierno

🇧🇴 Bolivia a puertas del primer balotaje de su historia

Con el racismo al centro del debate, el 19 de octubre 8 millones de bolivianos deben emitir su voto en el primer balotaje de su historia y el 8 de noviembre se posicionará el nuevo Gobierno

✍🏼 @valeriasilvaguzman.bsky.social

14.10.2025 10:37 👍 18 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0

Satellite imagery reveals thick smoke spreading from #wildfires in #Bolivia over #SantaCruz, drifting toward #Argentina. Bolivia has declared a national emergency as repeated dry seasons, land-clearing fires for agriculture (“chaqueo”), and #climate stress fuel this crisis. 🌬🔥🌎

11.10.2025 19:59 👍 24 🔁 16 💬 2 📌 0
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Extensive fire-driven degradation in 2024 marks worst Amazon forest disturbance in over 2 decades Abstract. The Amazon rainforest, historically fire-resistant, is experiencing an alarming increase in wildfires due to climate extremes and human activity. The 2023–2024 drought, surpassing previous r...

🔥 Amazon fires getting worse

The Amazon saw its worst forest disturbance in over 20, mostly from fire-driven degradation. Emissions were 7 times higher than recent years. Brazil and Bolivia were hardest hit.

🔗 bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

#SciComm #ClimateCrisis #Amazon 🧪

11.10.2025 20:53 👍 26 🔁 16 💬 1 📌 0
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How a Bolivian construction worker became an online star from her Va. garage Dressed as a traditional "cholita," a Northern Virginia construction worker is live-streaming Indigenous Bolivian culture and language for her 180,000 followers.

In Northern Virginia, home to the largest Bolivian population in the U.S., Coca Luján, a.k.a. K’ancha, serves as “cholita” influencer and cultural preservationist for this community of 40,000.

09.10.2025 02:00 👍 45 🔁 7 💬 4 📌 2
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#onthisday October 9, 1967 Che Guevara was executed in La Higuera, Bolivia, ending his bid to ignite continental revolution and turning his image into a lasting global symbol of insurgency, martyrdom, and radical iconography #HistoryOfPolitics

09.10.2025 10:17 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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South American alliance orders Peru to crack down on mercury trafficking and illegal gold mining A South American trade bloc has ruled that Peru is failing to curb illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking
07.10.2025 01:04 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Elecciones Bolivia: Llueven las acusaciones en la campaña a la segunda vuelta En el debate entre los candidatos a la vicepresidencia de Bolivia que acompañarán a Rodrigo Paz del Partido Demócrata Cristiano y a Tuto Quiroga de la Alianza Libre, tomaron protagonismo múltiples acusaciones más que propuestas programáticas. Ambos candidatos se preparan para la segunda vuelta electoral el próximo domingo 19 de octubre.

Elecciones Bolivia: Llueven las acusaciones en la campaña a la segunda vuelta

06.10.2025 11:05 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Back in 2017, after playing in a World Cup qualifier in La Paz, Bolivia, some Brazilian players needed to use oxygen tanks to feel better 💨

La Paz, Bolivia sits nearly 12,000 ft (3660 m) above sea level, making it the highest capital city in the world ☁️

One of the toughest

02.10.2025 13:00 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The "flying rivers" of the Amazon bring water across the continent. As their rainfall is depleted by deforestation, especially in the critical dry season, forest loss in Brazil threatens the stability of the unique Amazon and Andes forests in Peru & Bolivia.
www.maapprogram.org/amazon-flyin...

02.10.2025 10:18 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Palaspata Temple Expands Known Tiwanaku Reach in Bolivia

Palaspata Temple Expands Known Tiwanaku Reach in Bolivia

Archaeologists mapped the Palaspata temple in the Bolivian Andes, a 410 by 475 ft rectangle with fifteen rooms, located about 130 miles southeast of Tiwanaku. Read more: https://getnews.me/palaspata-temple-expands-known-tiwanaku-reach-in-bolivia/ #tiwanaku #bolivia

30.09.2025 02:51 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Boliviana "La hija cóndor" ganó en Biarritz noticine.com/festivales/3...

29.09.2025 17:31 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

'' No funcionan los motores, no funcionan los botes, no funcionan los cuadratracks, las movilidades están parqueadas, no tienen mantenimiento, no hay gasolina, no tienen diésel de gasolina... ''

29.09.2025 22:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Afro-descendants in Bolivia fight invisibility with dance and memory Cielo Torres had always lived in Bolivia. Yet before moving at age 17 to the remote town of Tocana - where much of the country’s Afro-descendant community lives - she had rarely encountered people…

Afro-descendants in Bolivia fight invisibility with dance and memory

22.09.2025 10:00 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Satellite Altimetry Uncovers Water Surface Changes in Uyuni In a groundbreaking study, researchers have unveiled significant insights into the water surface characteristics of the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, utilizing satellite radar altimetry. This revolutionary technology has enabled scientists to reveal intricate spatial and temporal changes in the smoothness of the water surface over time. The Salar de Uyuni, which is the world’s largest salt flat, provides a unique environment for studying water dynamics, especially given its extreme climatic conditions and large area facilitating in-depth analysis.

Satellite Altimetry Uncovers Water Surface Changes in Uyuni

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have unveiled significant insights into the water surface characteristics of the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, utilizing satellite radar altimetry. This revolutionary technology has enabled scientists to…

19.09.2025 09:52 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0