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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!

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...

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

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

Bolivia’s Big Border Blunders How & When It Lost Its Territory

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

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

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

#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

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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

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. 🌬🔥🌎

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 🧪

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.

#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

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

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

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...

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

Boliviana "La hija cóndor" ganó en Biarritz noticine.com/festivales/3...

'' 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... ''

Afro-descendants in Bolivia fight invisibility with dance and memory

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…

Bolivia Burning: Inside a Latin American Ecocide Bolivia's forests are being devastated by fires and the advance of the agricultural frontier. Our new film takes viewers inside this environmental crisis.

thegeckoproject.org/articles/bol...

Paraguayan soldier with a ZB vz. 26 machine gun

A Bolivian anti-aircraft crew with a Becker M2 Auto-­Cannon

Bolivians attacking Paraguayan positions, 1935

A Paraguayan Fiat CR20bis

The Chaco War, the bloodiest war in 20th Century South America.

Even in Bolivia, indigenous life is under threat from many sides | D+C - Development + Cooperation Bolivia is seen as a pioneer when it comes to Indigenous rights. Though it’s the peoples of the Bolivian Andes that are particularly well known, they account for only part of the country’s Indigenous population. Others feel neglected – and fear for their existence.

🇧🇴 Bolivia is officially a plurinational state and is considered a role model for Indigenous rights. Unfortunately, this often applies more to the Indigenous groups in the Andes than to those in the Amazon region, which makes up a large part of Bolivia's territory.

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Le GIEC est-il technophile ? Un article de l’historien Jean-Baptiste Fressoz relance le débat sur l’activité du groupe-3 du GIEC. Il l’accuse de technophilie, et de sous-estimer le volet sociétal de l’action contre le changement ...

Le GIEC est-il "technophile" et cela le conduit-il à sous-estimer les transformations sociales nécessaires à une politique climatique efficace ?
Une réaction (un peu longue, désolé) à cet article de Jean-Baptiste Fressoz www.lemonde.fr/sciences-au-...

Cerro Rico de Potosí: mysticism and legends under the silver mountain Explore Cerro Rico de Potosí, a symbol of wealth, sacrifice, and faith. A unique experience among tunnels, colonial history, and the enigmatic Tío.

At the heart of Bolivia lies a mountain that once fueled empires and now reminds us of the price of prosperity.

#ALERTA En lo que va del 2025, más de 4 millones de hectáreas han sido arrasadas por los incendios en Bolivia. El país declaró emergencia nacional por el avance del fuego. El Tribunal Agroambiental reactivó tres medidas cautelares contra la emergencia.
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Lago Titicaca, Bolivia - altura 3860 - à une dizaine de km à vol de condor de la forêt amazonienne
quelques sites touristiques majeurs
#map #bolivia #peru #watercolor