Mauricio Ramirez has been a long-time member of the North Carolina and Cochabamba, Bolivia Partners of the Americas. He operated Study Abroad programs for 18 years with the Foundation for
Mauricio Ramirez Visit to North Carolina
Why Bolivia is the Next Food Hotspot
By Mary Holland 23 October 2019 When the plate arrived, I wasn’t thrilled about its contents. On it was a deep-fried, puffed-up tortilla with a tiny, bright-red crab resting on
More than 2 million animals perish in Bolivia wildfires
Cattle are seen in Santa Teresita, Charagua, Bolivia, September 24, 2019. David Mercado, Reuters Agence France-Presse Posted at Sep 26 2019 07:42 AM LA PAZ, Bolivia – More than two
Bolivia’s forest fires and the rise of beef exports
The livestock sector is responsible for 60% of deforestation in Bolivia, in the very region where slash and burn practices are causing fires to rage Miriam Telma Jemio September
Tensions Roil Bolivia as Electoral Court Says Morales Can Run Again
The TSE Ruling To the surprise of virtually no one, on December 4 Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) agreed to place President Evo Morales on the ballot for the 2019
Bolivia’s Morales to Dispute World Court Decision on Sea Access
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales speaks during a news conference at the presidential palace La Casa Grande del Pueblo in La Paz, Bolivia, October 2, 2018. | Photo: Reuters Though the
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
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