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• STFU: Nota Bene #2009-44

  
  Scholars and Rogues — Authority: 512
  Gonna try something different at the beginning of each NB issue. I’ll share a quote by somebody who’ll be named at the end of the post. Here’s a quote to start with: “One of the reasons that I feel I even have a voice that I can sing with is because my purpose in life is to save cows.” Now on to the links ...
  2 weeks ago

• Melting Glaciers, Drought Jeopardize Bolivian Capital’s Water

  
  Circle of Blue | WaterNews — Authority: 522
  Planned migrations to water-rich areas are being considered as an emergency option as La Paz’s water supply hangs in the balance. If new reservoirs and deep aquifers do not supply enough water to Bolivia’s capital of La Paz, government officials are considering moving people to areas with more abundant water ...
  3 weeks ago

• Underwater Temple of Lake Titicaca

  
  Unsolved Mysteries In The World — Authority: 116
  Many mysteries and legends shroud the shores of this high alpine lake on the border of Peru and Bolivia. Not only is Lake Titicaca the highest navigable lake in South America, it is the world’s largest mountain lake at 3,200 square miles (8,288 sq. km), and the second deepest alpine lake with a depth of 1,000 feet ...
  4 weeks ago

• Meeting Jorge

  
  Living the Dream — Authority: 91
  If you ask Jorge Luis Delgado what is life is about, he will likely answer, without hesitation, “Love, service, and wisdom,” or munay , llancay , and yachay in the Quechua language.  In North America, Jorge would be called a shaman. But Jorge is Peruvian of Incan ancestry, born and raised near Lake ...
  4 weeks ago

• Lake Titicaca at Risk

  
  By The Fault — Authority: 109
  Lake Titicaca is the largest lake in South America, but for how much longer is a mute point.Located nearly 4,000 metres above sea level on the border of Bolivia and Peru, Titicaca has sunk to its lowest levels in 60 years and is believed to be evapourating at a rate of two to three centimetres [...]
  4 weeks ago

• Lake Titicaca, Steamships and Floating Islands

  
  Trifter — Authority: 127
  Lake Titicaca high up in the Andes is the highest navigable lake in the world. It is 12,500 feet above sea level. The first steamship to cross the lake had to be carried up in pieces. It was named Yavari, a 164 tonnes, Scottish built boat which was transported by sea, around Cape Horn to Chile in 1862. Then it was ...
  5 weeks ago

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