cuda-natury: Bolivia

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Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. Its geography primarily consists of an Andean region to the west and tropical lowlands to the east and north. The country has a diverse environment, including the vast Amazonian plain, the Gran Chaco, temperate valleys, the high-altitude Altiplano plateau, snow-capped peaks, and mountains, encompassing a wide range of climates and biomes across its regions and cities. It includes part of the Pantanal, the largest tropical wetland in the world, along its eastern border. Bolivia is bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina to the south, Chile t…

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Spanish: [ˈsanta ˈkɾus ðe la ˈsjera]; lit. 'Holy Cross of the Mountain Range'), commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the largest city in Bolivia and the capital of the Santa Cruz department. Situated on the Pirai River in the eastern Tropical Lowlands of Bolivia, the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Metropolitan Region is the most populous urban agglomeration in Bolivia with an estimated population of 2.4 million in 2020. It is formed out of a conurbation of seven Santa Cruz municipalities: Santa Cruz de la Sierra, La Guardia, Warnes, Cotoca, El Torno, Porongo, and Montero. The city was first founded in 1561 by Spanish explorer Ñuflo de Chavez about 200 km (124 mi) east of its c…

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Santa Cruz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌsanta ˈkɾus]) is the largest of the nine constituent departments of Bolivia, occupying about one-third (33.74%) of the country's territory. With an area of 370,621 km2 (143,098 sq mi), it is slightly smaller than Japan or the US state of Montana. It is located in the eastern part of the country, sharing borders in the north and east with Brazil and with Paraguay in the south. In the 2024 census, it had an estimated population of 3.1 million, making it the most populated department. Its capital city is Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The department is one of the wealthiest departments in Bolivia, with huge reserves of natural gas. Besides, it has experienced the…

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Exploratory assessment of the chemical and antioxidant potential of <i>Apis mellifera</i> honeys from Santa Cruz, Bolivia.. This preliminary exploratory study investigates the chemical composition and antioxidant potential of Apis mellifera honeys from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, a region with notable honey production but limited data. Eleven samples collected between 2023 and 2024 were processed to obtain enriched extracts (EE) using solid-phase extraction. Chemical profiles were obtained by TLC and HPLC. Total phenolics, flavonoids, and antioxidant capacity (DPPH•, TEAC, FRAP) were determined spectrophotometrically. Profiles revealed compositional differences, with tentative identifi…

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La Higuera (Spanish for 'The Fig Tree'; pronounced [lajˈɣeɾa]) is a small village in Bolivia located in the Province of Vallegrande, in the Department of Santa Cruz. It is situated in the La Higuera Canton (civil parish) belonging to the Pucará Municipality.

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Latin: Archidioecesis Sanctae Crucis de Sierra) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia. It was erected as the Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra by Pope Paul V on July 5, 1605, and was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Paul VI on July 30, 1975, with the suffragan see of San Ignacio de Velasco. The seat of its archbishop is Cathedral-Basilica of San Lorenzo. The current archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra is René Leigue Cesari.

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Pisidium chiquitanum new species from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (Bivalvia: Sphaeriidae)

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Hernán Pruden, De cruceños a cambas: regionalismo y nacionalismo revolucionario en Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (1935-1959)

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Proceso de optimización de producción del queso Dambo en Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. OBJETIVO: optimizar el tiempo de producción en el proceso de fabricación de queso Dambo en la empresa láctea de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. MÉTODO: aplicación sistemática de técnicas de análisis exhaustivo del proceso productivo actual, mediante un estudio de tiempos en la elaboración del queso Dambo y el desarrollo de una técnica de procedimientos operativos orientada a la optimización del proceso. RESULTADOS: se logró incrementar la productividad, evaluada en función de la cantidad de queso producido por obrero-hora, lo que refleja una mejora sustancial en la eficiencia operativa y una disminu…

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NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT FOR CORN AND SOYBEAN IN SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA, BOLIVIA. An adequate nutrition (AN, i.e., ensuring an adequate supply of each nutrient to crops) could be a key factor in reducing yield gaps in corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. The aims of this study were to i) assess the effect of AN on crop productivity and profitability, ii) analyze variations in grain nutrient concentration in response to AN, and iii) determine nutrient removal levels for corn and soybean. From 2019 to 2022, two fertilization treatments: i) control (no fertilization), and ii) AN (nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, potassium, and micronutrients) we…

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La inserción laboral de los sociólogos en Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. El artículo aborda la inserción laboral de los sociólogos titulados de la Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno (UAGRM) en la gestión 2016-2017 en Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. En lo metodológico, tiene un enfoque mixto, un nivel descriptivo, un alcance propositivo. El universo de la población estudiada es de 24 sociólogos titulados en la gestión en 2016 y 2017. El estudio fue realizado entre enero y julio del año 2017. La hipótesis del artículo sostiene que la escasa inserción laboral de los sociólogos titulados de la gestión 2016-2017 de la UAGRM en Santa Cruz de la Sierra indica que el plan de estudios 147…

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El Alto (Spanish for "The High One", Aymara: Patamarka) is the second-largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. El Alto is today one of Bolivia's fastest-growing urban centers, with an estimated population of 943,558 in 2020. It is also the highest major city in the world, with an average elevation of 4,000 m (13,123 ft). The El Alto–La Paz metropolitan area, formed by La Paz, El Alto, Achocalla, Viacha, and Mecapaca, constitutes the most populous urban area of Bolivia, with a population of about 2.2 million. The city is rapidly developing, although significant challenges with substandard infrastructure and utilities re…