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Article: Notes from Bolivia.
- Article from:
- World Watch
- Article date:
- November 1, 2007
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2007 Worldwatch Institute. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Drew Wilkins is a former Worldwatch staffer who recently spent three months working with nurses at a rural university, la Unidad Academica Campesina, in an area known as Carmen Pampa, northeast of La Paz. These commentaries are adapted from a blog he wrote while in Bolivia.
PART 1: April
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April 15
So I've been here a month and I'm only now doing my first blog post. I'll try to catch up on what I've missed. Here are the basics:
Above is Carmen Pampa, as seen from Chovacollo. The large complex at the base of the photo is the lower campus of the Unidad Academica Campesina (UAC, pronounced "walk"), a ...
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History.(La Paz & Vicinity)
Bolivia Adventure Guide;
January 1, 2004 ;
700+ words
...La Paz was originally a stop-off place for silver ... Mendoza declared the city of Nuestra Senora de la Paz to be that place. The specific site he chose ... grow food. The city, its name shortened to La Paz, started to grow. Just over 100 years later ...
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