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The Evolution of Diet - National Geographic nationalgeographic.com National Geographic 3 facts

measurementThe Tsimane tribe in Anachere, Bolivia, consists of approximately 90 members.

accountAna Cuata Maito, a member of the Tsimane tribe in the Amazon of lowland Bolivia, prepares a porridge made of plantains and sweet manioc as a staple meal.

claimThe Tsimane people of Bolivia obtain the majority of their food from the river, the forest, and fields or gardens carved out of the forest.

History of the Central Intelligence Agency - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 2 facts

accountFelix Rodriguez stated that the CIA sent him to Bolivia to assist in the capture of Che Guevara and his guerrilla band.

accountFelix Rodriguez provided a statement on June 3, 1975, concerning his assignment in Bolivia in 1967 and his role in the capture of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara de la Serna.

What Western medicine can learn from the ancient history of ... - BBC bbc.com BBC Sep 11, 2024 2 facts

accountIn 2008, anthropologists discovered a leather bag belonging to a shaman from the Tiwanaku civilization, a pre-Columbian empire in the Southern Andes, inside a cave in south-west Bolivia. The bag dates back more than 1,000 years.

accountThe shaman's bag discovered in Bolivia contained a snuffing tube, spatulas for crushing psychoactive seeds, and chemical traces of cocaine, psilocin (an active hallucinogen in magic mushrooms), and the base ingredients of the psychoactive tea ayahuasca.

Comparable Ages for the Independent Origins of Electrogenesis in ... journals.plos.org PLOS ONE 2 facts

measurementThe most ancient gymnotiform fossil discovered to date is Humboldtichthys kirschbaumi, which dates to the Upper Miocene period, approximately 8 to 10 million years ago, and was found in Bolivia.

referenceGayet M and Meunier FJ (1991) reported the first discovery of fossil Gymnotiformes (Pisces, Ostariophysi) in the Upper Miocene of Bolivia.

Analysis of study Global Burden of Disease in 2021 - Frontiers frontiersin.org Frontiers in Nutrition Jan 14, 2025 1 fact

measurementIn Bolivia, the mortality rate for nutritional deficiencies fell from 40.35 per 100,000 in 1990 to 10.27 per 100,000 in 2021.

Sex differences in cardiorespiratory control under hypoxia - Frontiers frontiersin.org Frontiers Jan 30, 2025 1 fact

referenceNishimura et al. (2020) studied individual variations and sex differences in hemodynamics and percutaneous arterial oxygen saturation in young Andean highlanders in Bolivia.

“Plants of the Gods” and their hallucinogenic powers in ... surgicalneurologyint.com Miguel Faria · Surgical Neurology International Jul 19, 2021 1 fact

claimCoca plants are grown as a cash crop in western South American countries, including Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and parts of Argentina.

Ancient Roots of Today's Emerging Renaissance in ... link.springer.com Springer 1 fact

accountIn 2008, archaeologists excavating a cave in the Sora River valley in southwestern Bolivia discovered a 1,000-year-old ritual bundle that belonged to a shaman of the pre-Inca Tiwanaku civilization.

Geopolitics of Trump Tariffs: How U.S. Trade Policy Has Shaken Allies cfr.org Edward Alden, Matthias Matthijs, Sheila A. Smith, Joshua Kurlantzick · Council on Foreign Relations Sep 10, 2025 1 fact

claimThe European Union is accelerating trade negotiations with Canada, Japan, and South Korea, and is in the process of ratifying a free trade agreement with the Mercosur trade bloc—consisting of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay—to diversify its trade relationships.