From July 15th through the 30th, I spent a week in Pa Laz and a week in Cochabamba presenting workshops and giving out resources on different kinds of writing. The
Writing Workshops in Bolivia
Growing underground to avoid drought
The Altiplano in Bolivia is one of the largest and highest plateaus in the world. To protect their crops from drought, flash floods and increasing temperatures, some farmers are building
Burn Prevention Project
This past year, the Burn Prevention Project in Bolivia was chosen to receive Delmar Funds. The funds were used for fire safety and burn prevention workshops for children in surrounding
NC Partners of the Americas Summer Meeting, June 16, 10:30 am-12:30 am, Eva Regional Library, Apex, NC
NC Partners of the Americas is having its summer meeting, Eva Regional Library, 2100 Shepherds Vineyard Dr, Apex, NC 27502 For more information about the organization, please contact chapter president
Pollution levels in Bolivia plummet on nationwide car-free day
A deserted street in Bolivia. Photograph: Linda Farthing Country wants to reclaim physical activity in age when young people are focused on computers, says government spokeswoman Air pollution levels have
Scientists rescue samples of melting Bolivian glacier for posterity
ILLIMANI MOUNTAIN, Bolivia (Reuters) – A team of international scientists are transporting samples of ice from a melting glacier in Bolivia to Antarctica, for study and preservation before the glacier
Bolivia Hosted the World People’s Conference: “For a World Without Borders towards Universal Citizenship”
Aymara witch doctors attend a ritual during the inauguration of World People’s Conference in Tiquipaya, Cochabamba, Bolivia June 20, 2017 Leaders from four continents met to discuss the humanitarian crisis
Youth Ambassador Creates ‘Moore Kids Outdoors’ Program
Partners of the Americas Youth Ambassador Riley Meese has created a fantastic program for getting young people into the outdoors. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/moorekidsoutdoors/ She is also raising funds for
Bolivia’s Tsimane have the lowest rates of heart disease ever measured
By Peter Whoriskey March 17, 02017 A Tsimane father and son hunt fish in a river. (Michael Gurven) The Tsimane people dwell in thatched huts in a remote corner of
La Paz adapts to a world without water
Photograph by Christina Holmes High and dry When the glaciers that fed La Paz, Bolivia, its water vanished, citizens woke to dry taps, civil unrest—and a Water General’s reign. The