America Bolivia The Bolivian government has initiated cloud seeding to combat the wave of wildfires ravaging the country; the method uses silver iodide to artificially induce rain
America Bolivia Daniela Artemisa, a tattoo artist in Bolivia, has gained recognition as the “Cholita Tattoo Artist” by blending Aymara traditions with goth aesthetics to celebrate Indigenous women, despite initial backlash and evolving perceptions of tattoo culture
America Bolivia Contamination in Salar de Uyuni, caused by lithium extraction, have been recently denounced by environmental groups, raising alarms over the impact of the global demand for electric vehicle batteries on the world’s largest salt flat
America Bolivia Indigenous groups in Bolivia have halted the government’s oil palm cultivation project in the Amazon, citing lack of prior consultation and threats to their lands, stalling a biodiesel plan that has so far yielded only 100 of the 60.000 planned hectares
America Bolivia Amid a deep economic crisis, over US$3 billion have been raised by Bolivia through buying locally mined gold and selling it abroad to meet debt payments and support fuel imports