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Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. 05 Apr 2025 16:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Juventud de las Piedras won 4–1 over Boston River on Sat This is 10 of the Primera Division Apertura Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match The current head to head record for the teams are Juventud de las Piedras 1 win(s) Have scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches Who won between Juventud de las Piedras and Boston River on Sat 05 Apr 2025 16:00:00 GMT?Juventud de las Piedras won 4–1 over Boston River on Sat 05 Apr 2025 16:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 9 goals in their last 5 matches Juventud de las Piedras is playing home against Boston River on Sat the nation emerges as an attractive destination for real estate opportunities with coastal cities like Punta del Este home to breathtaking developments such as Fasano Las Piedras Between the Uruguayan countryside and the South Atlantic Ocean lies Punta del Este a progressive and safe community and a robust economy close to the capital Punta del Este is the perfect place at the heart of Latin America’s most favourable tax haven – and the world is catching on No longer just a second-home market for high-net-worth Brazilians and Argentinians Punta del Este is seeing a swell of Americans and Europeans looking for a place to activate their wealth for a ‘plan B,’ or a geopolitical hedge in an uncertain world The Uruguayan government makes it easy and attractive Expats can claim tax residency with just 60 days in Uruguay if they purchase property worth $480,000 If you make a $2.6m investment then there is no residency requirement at all The payoffs are immense: no taxes on foreign investment income for 11 years And there are amazing opportunities to take advantage of the favourable tax climate Uruguay’s economy is at the beginning of a boom It is the third-largest software exporter per capita in the world Thousands of start-ups have recently launched Major VCs like Andreessen Horowitz are investing billions Google has invested $850m in a new data centre in Montevideo where IBM and Microsoft have also set up offices Netflix is doubling down with film production Momentum is building in the sustainable agricultural sector as well are simultaneously putting Punta del Este on the map for discerning real estate audiences And there is but one address on their mind: Fasano Las Piedras At the heart of this iconic destination is a hotel designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Isay Weinfeld Fasano Las Piedras also has a private airport and now an exclusive collection of branded residences – private homes set within verdant hills The Country Residence is 6,500 square feet a home office and a large swimming pool with an outdoor dining area designed in consultation with Nacho Figueras and positioned alongside the development’s world-renowned polo field and golf course is available in two configurations: a 4,700-square-foot three-suite residence and a 6,500-square-foot both featuring a staff room and a sweeping wrap-around terrace with a custom parrilla dining and barbecue pit and a large private pool The Farm House is inspired by traditional Uruguayan country estates spanning 17,000 square feet with seven suites turn-key homes can be constructed on a range of lots sized from one to 15 acres These residences were conceived for today’s global citizens who prioritise ease who require discretion and the highest level of service who desire more than a tax haven; they want the best quality of life Buyers can customise the size and design of their home to fit their unique lifestyle In a serene location at the epicentre of Uruguay’s economic boom Fasano Las Piedras is the most compelling branded residential offering in Latin America right now it is still a value play compared to other branded destinations in Mexico and Costa Rica none of which compare in tax favourability As Douglas Elliman-Knight Frank’s global expert on branded residences, I am thrilled to represent Fasano Las Piedras. Please see fasanolaspiedras.erinboissonaries.com for further information close to where logging companies have concessions The images - published on Tuesday by the indigenous rights organisation Survival International - shows dozens of Mashco Piro people close to the banks of the Las Piedras River Researcher Teresa Mayo told the BBC that the Mashco Piro is the most numerous uncontacted tribe in the world She said it was unusual to see so many members of that tribe in one area and that it could be several groups gathering to forage for food Video produced by Anna Lamche and Vicky Wong ShareSaveDrone footage shows scale of deadly Peru landslideTwo people are killed after a glacial lagoon overflowed in the Ancash region triggering a landslide. Watch: Olympic legend leaves parents in her dust at school sports dayThe third-fastest woman in history, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, took part in sports day at her son's school in Jamaica. 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Homes and roads swamped by Brazil floodwatersA state of emergency has been declared in southern Brazil after heavy rain caused flooding in costal cities. Watch: Huge waves strike Peruvian coastlineVideos show waves reported to be up to four metres high upending boats and deluging towns. Watch: Abseiling Santa descends from Guatemala bridge to deliver toysA firefighter dressed as Santa abseils down a bridge in Guatemala City to give gifts to children. Watch: Police officer dressed as the Grinch leads drug raidAn officer in Peru smashed a suspected drug dealer's door in, while clad as Dr Seuss' famous character. Mashco Piro sighted coming out of rainforest more frequently Rare images of the Mashco Piro, an uncontacted Indigenous tribe in the remote Peruvian Amazon, have been released by Survival International, showing dozens of the people on the banks of a river close to where logging companies have concessions. The reclusive tribe has been sighted coming out of the rainforest more frequently in recent weeks in search of food, apparently moving away from the growing presence of loggers, said the local Indigenous rights group Fenamad. Read moreThe Mashco Piro were photographed at the end of June on the banks of a river in the Madre de Dios region in south-east Peru near the border with Brazil Survival International said as it released the photos “These incredible images show that a large number of isolated Mashco Piro live alone a few kilometers from where the loggers are about to start their operations,” said the Survival International director More than 50 Mashco Piro people appeared in recent days near a village of the Yine people called Monte Salvado Another group of 17 appeared by the nearby village of Puerto Nuevo The Mashco Piro, who inhabit an area located between two natural reserves in Madre de Dios, have seldom appeared as a rule and do not communicate much with the Yine or anyone Several logging companies hold timber concessions inside the territory inhabited by the Mashco Piro has built more than 200km (120 miles) of roads for its logging trucks to extract timber A Canales Tahuamanu representative in Lima did not respond to a request for comment The company is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council according to which it has 53,000 hectares (130,000 acres) of forests in Madre de Dios to extract cedar and mahogany The Peruvian government reported on 28 June that local residents had reported seeing Mashco Piro on the Las Piedras river The Mashco Piro have also been sighted across the border in Brazil at the Brazilian Catholic bishops’ Indigenous Missionary Council in the state of Acre “They flee from loggers on the Peruvian side,” she said “At this time of the year they appear on the beaches to take tracajá [Amazon turtle] eggs That’s when we find their footprints on the sand They leave behind a lot of turtle shells.” because they are always on the run,” Padilha said Trapiche – a winery within the portfolio of prominent Argentinian company Grupo Peñaflor – is a key player on Argentina’s viticultural scene and a leader in developing and exporting the country’s wines from introducing Bordeaux varieties to Argentina France and calling upon the expertise of international consultants ‘We are an innovative producer that understands and respects tradition,’ says Marcelo Belmonte director of viticulture and oenology at Grupo Peñaflor He emphasises that Trapiche’s high standards are built on close partnerships: ‘the producers we work with and of course our final consumers spread across over 80 countries.’ has been fully refurbished with the latest technology Using Grupo Peñaflor’s 1200ha of vineyards and partnerships with more than 700 growers Trapiche has created a diverse portfolio that captures Argentina’s multifaceted terroirs: from the northwest to Patagonia Belmonte leads a multidisciplinary Research & Development team working to constantly improve Trapiche’s wines ‘We have know-how that stretches back 140 years,’ he explains innovation and continuous experimentation.’ Despite the winery’s size he stresses that ‘we pay great attention to every link in the value chain an approach that delivers excellence in our wines.’ A sense of responsibility Trapiche adheres to the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive addressing critical areas such as the winery’s water and carbon footprints we are aware of our impact,’ Belmonte concludes ‘and take responsibility for becoming ever more professional Trapiche was one of the first producers to import Bordeaux varieties A gold medal-winning wine at the 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards, the Trapiche Pure Malbec 2023 was awarded a prestigious 95 points. The judges highlighted the wine’s excellent value, and described it as follows: ‘Stand-out varietal clarity with lashings of pure red and black fruit. Firm and concise in texture, a juicy bite of acidity and pervading tannins.’ With roots that date back to 1883, Trapiche’s innovative philosophy guides it toward a sustainable future that can be enjoyed in every glass. 13 Apr 2025 23:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}River Plate won 1–0 over Juventud de las Piedras on Sun This is 11 of the Primera Division Apertura The current head to head record for the teams are River Plate 9 win(s) River Plate have won the previous 2 matches against Juventud de las Piedras Have scored 12 goals in their last 5 matches Haven't kept a clean sheet in 6 matches Agustin Rodriguez is the competition's top scorer (8) Who won between River Plate and Juventud de las Piedras on Sun 13 Apr 2025 23:00:00 GMT?River Plate won 1–0 over Juventud de las Piedras on Sun 13 Apr 2025 23:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 1 goals in their last 5 matches River Plate is playing home against Juventud de las Piedras on Sun 27 Mar 2025 19:30:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Club Atletico Penarol won 2–0 over Juventud de las Piedras on Thu This is 8 of the Primera Division Apertura Have scored 2 goals in their last 5 matches Club Atletico Penarol haven't lost to Juventud de las Piedras in their last 5 meetings (3W Who won between Juventud de las Piedras and Club Atletico Penarol on Thu 27 Mar 2025 19:30:00 GMT?Club Atletico Penarol won 2–0 over Juventud de las Piedras on Thu 27 Mar 2025 19:30:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 10 goals in their last 5 matches Juventud de las Piedras is playing home against Club Atletico Penarol on Thu 16 Mar 2025 20:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Juventud de las Piedras won 2–1 over Defensor Sporting on Sun This is 6 of the Primera Division Apertura The current head to head record for the teams are Juventud de las Piedras 5 win(s) Have scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches Who won between Juventud de las Piedras and Defensor Sporting on Sun 16 Mar 2025 20:00:00 GMT?Juventud de las Piedras won 2–1 over Defensor Sporting on Sun 16 Mar 2025 20:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches Juventud de las Piedras is playing home against Defensor Sporting on Sun Construction work on Fasano Las Piedras’ new nine is now in progress The new holes have been routed so the course starts and finishes at the new Fasano Las Piedras Hotel The first nine holes at Fasano Las Piedras opened in 2012 Construction is now in progress on a second nine holes for the Arnold Palmer Design Company layout at Fasano Las Piedras in Punta del Este will connect the new Fasano Las Piedras Hotel to the existing nine says that the site has an ideal amount of embedded slope; requiring minimal earthwork to create well drained playable surfaces while allowing for ground-game options “We were originally scheduled to start in July but that understandably got pushed back due to travel restrictions around the pandemic,” said Layton has been quite rigorous in keeping its borders sealed so it’s been a logistical challenge to get all of ProGolf’s personnel and equipment in place for the project we have to show negative Covid-19 results upon entering the country and then take another test after completing a seven-day quarantine.” “We completed the first nine holes at Las Piedras eight years ago within the framework of an 18-hole route that took the golf course out to the very edge of the 1,200-acre property,” said Layton the client shifted their vision for the course asking us to start and finish in close proximity to their newly completed Fasano Hotel “After nearly two years of planning and countless routings we arrived at five new holes to bridge the hotel to the existing course and added four more holes to the west for an out and back layout The challenge will be to match up the new nine with the look and feel of the existing holes.” This article first appeared in the October 2020 issue of Golf Course Architecture. For a printed subscription or free digital edition, please visit our subscriptions page The concrete bungalows at Fasano Las Piedras The original hotel elements at Fasano Las Piedras were designed by São Paulo architect Isay Weinfeld Views of mountain mix with the close proximity to the sea at Fasano Las Piedras Carolina Proto's La Locanda extension completed in 2016 La Locanda features an impressive cantilever La Locanda wing included more restaurant options Fasano Las Piedras in Punta del Este has been growing Fasano Las Piedras aims to offer design-led homes-away-from-home It brings together living in the countryside with remote working and a luxury lifestyle Brazil’s luxury hospitality chain plans contemporary homes-away-from-home and Uruguay’s first private runway in Punta del Este With Fasano Las Piedras in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the renowned Brazilian luxury hospitality chain is establishing itself as one of the cornerstone companies building brand Brazil overseas Capitalising on the opening up of the Brazilian economy at the start of this century Fasano has been working on a string of ambitious real estate projects the luxury retreat in what the locals like to describe as the 'Hamptons of the Americas' was a logical place to test the Fasano family’s hotel and real estate acumen beyond Brazilian borders The rolling hills behind Punta del Este seduced company head Gero Fasano himself who fell in love with what he compares to a 'combination of Tuscany with the English countryside next to the sea' Like many of Brazil’s most successful brands, Fasano saw little reason historically to build a reputation abroad. For its first hundred years in business, stretching back to the arrival of patriarch Vittorio Fasano from Italy in 1902 the family’s restaurants and cafés catered to Brazil's finest and have been synonymous with sophistication in the country's largest city the company snapped up one of the most expansive cattle ranches in Uruguay in 2010 The plan was to replicate a project already on the cards at Fazenda Boa Vista an exclusive golf and polo club on the outskirts of São Paulo The trusted architectural partner (behind Fasano’s impeccably understated hotel debut in São Paulo) lined up 20 eye-catching contemporary concrete cabañas to look out over the Uruguayan coastline in 2010 local firm Estudio Obra Prima has been tasked with taking the pioneering Fasano Las Piedras development to the next level who worked closely with Weinfeld on the interiors of his brutalist bunkers stepped out of Weinfeld’s shadow with an imposing extension to the original Fasano restaurant in 2016.  escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox Adding another ten suites for hotel guests a library and a viewing deck from which to enjoy Punta’s spectacular sunsets the cantilevered La Locanda wing announced the continuing architectural ambitions of the project Estudio Obra Prima has also been responsible for designing almost all of the 25 permanent residences that have so far been built alongside the undulating Arnold Palmer-designed 18-hole golf course.  Combining resilient materials with exposed concrete – wood steel and sandstone cladding handpicked from the undulating rocky terrain – the most recent projects follow a similar layout Wood-clad cabins are placed carefully in eucalyptus forests and more expansive pavilions are nestled in landscaped gardens of reeds Foxes and flocks of migrating and endemic birds have hardly noticed the arrival of their new golf club-wielding neighbours nor the thoroughbred stallions that have arrived with them While the project has been steadily positioning itself as a prime destination over the last decade attracting regular weekend visitors from across the region it took a pandemic to persuade people of the possibility of converting Punta del Este from a holiday home to a home-away-from-home As well as finishing the paperwork for Uruguay’s first international airport dedicated exclusively for private residents the team has drawn up plans to construct new 'show houses' drafted for a more international audience looking for a peaceful place that combines two post-pandemic idylls – a mansion in the countryside Proto has designed one of the biggest properties yet for Argentine part-time polo player and part-time Ralph Lauren model who is building a contemporary family home to coincide with the opening of a new country club amplified pool area and the inauguration of the polo pitch in 2024 Other designs for villas modelled on the Weinfeld cabins and a farmhouse adaptation of the original 1930s hacienda are also being built for prospective buyers Proto added a stylish 19th hole for golfers and a boho-chic boat club that operates in the southern hemisphere's summer months (November to March) It’s the only Fasano facility that shuts up shop at the end of summer unlike the rest of Punta del Este's Fasano offering; the hotel award-winning Italian restaurant stay open all-year round.  laspiedrasfasano.com  estudioobraprima.com isayweinfeld.com  Rainbow Blue Nelson first landed in Colombia in search of Tintinesque adventures in 1996. Subsequent forays from his Caribbean base in Cartagena have thrown up a book about Pablo Escobar and the Wallpaper* City Guides for Santiago Bogota and Miami. Currently completing a second book about Colombia whilst re-wilding 50 hectares of tropical rainforest on the country's Caribbean coast he’s interviewed some of South America's most influential figures in art design and architecture for Wallpaper* and other international publications The Battle of Las Piedras on May 18 is one of the most significant public holidays in the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Uruguayan revolutionaries led by the inimitable José Gervasio Artigas defeated Spanish imperialists paving the way for the country’s independence Las Piedras was no ordinary battleground — an increasingly weakened revolution in Latin America depended on it Victory at Las Piedras symbolized the power of popular resistance the suppressed people witnessed new possibilities and horizons Artigas and his men gave hope to indigenous populations everywhere The spirit of Las Piedras boosted revolutionary efforts resulting in the creation of an independent Uruguay The Spanish arrived in the region in the 16th century but faced a setback in their imperialist ambitions they met with overwhelmingly fierce resistance from the indigenous population colonization could not take off until the 1700s Europe was a decidedly different place by the 19th century Rousing calls for self-determination and independence reverberated across the continent the decisive May Revolution in 1810 ended Spanish rule in Buenos Aires forcing them to flee and shift headquarters to Banda Oriental He followed the Spanish with less than 200 men initially planned to provoke the revolutionaries into fighting Posadas moved his army to the battlefield of Las Piedras on May 18 Artigas’s forces trounced the Spanish — a victory the revolutionaries sorely needed after having suffered a string of defeats The boost of morale and spirit following the Battle of Las Piedras became a turning point in the fight for freedom ultimately securing the independence of Uruguay Artigas was a rare military general for his day He showed mercy on captured prisoners and even ordered his men to care for wounded soldiers on both sides Artigas believed in ‘Clemencia para los vencidos,’ or showing mercy for the conquered — a saying that became synonymous with his legacy the people of Uruguay celebrate their beloved national hero and the victorious battle that helped win their country’s independence The powerful May Revolution compels Spanish forces to abandon Buenos Aires The revolutionary José Gervasio Artigas issues the Mercedes Proclamation on April 11 and assumes control of the revolution 200 Spanish forces defect to Artigas’s forces mid-battle The victory at Las Piedras signals the beginning of the end of Spanish rule in Uruguay Uruguay commemorates the Battle of Las Piedras through dance and music shows There are several parades by Creole societies and turf races Las Piedras lies in the Canelones Department of Uruguay It is the country’s fifth most populated city Uruguay is one of the wealthiest nations in South America due to its booming export business The tiny country accounts for most of the continent’s exports Did you know that Artigas was a cattle herdsman or a ‘gaucho’ before becoming a revolutionary he also fulfilled the image of the ‘gaucho’ as an Uruguayan folk symbol which is similar to the American cowboy and the Spanish ‘vaquero.’ Today’s perfect to find out more about Uruguay’s national hero Since today is a public holiday in Paraguay people take to the streets to watch numerous school and military parades It’s the best way to take in the history and have fun while doing it Uruguayans take their barbeque very seriously Uruguay became the first country to nationally legalize cannabis Uruguay was already generating electricity from renewable energy sources The country is called the “Oriental Republic of Uruguay” since it stands on the eastern bank of the Uruguay River Spanish immigrants in Uruguay give their houses delightful first names like ‘Tango’ or ‘Cualquiera,’ meaning ‘whatever.’ Minority groups in Uruguay of African descent have kept the Candombe style of music and dance alive for generations These were people who revolted against their colonizers despite having fewer resources We love nothing better than stories of people who fight the good fight and win against the odds The Uruguayan revolutionaries never wavered from their path guided by faith and a rock-solid belief in the cause Uruguay’s cultural heritage may have been lost forever Resistance is crucial for cultures to survive and thrive We keep track of fun holidays and special moments on the cultural calendar — giving you exciting activities ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " Arnold Palmer Design Company is adding nine holes at Las Piedras in Uruguay Thad Layton designed the existing nine in 2012 Layton expects construction to begin on the second nine in spring 2019 “The site has an ideal amount of embedded slope,” said Layton The existing course was part of a high-end estate development for Brazilian developer JHSF “We're stoked with the golf-centric feel that this traditional 18-hole loop will provide,” said Layton Arnold Palmer Design Company is to add nine holes to the existing nine-hole course at Fasano Las Piedras in Punta del Este The first nine at Fasano Las Piedras opened in 2012 was developed by Brazilian real estate firm JHSF Construction of the additional nine holes is expected to begin in spring 2019 “We’re building nine new holes that will connect the recently constructed Fasano Las Piedras Hotel to the existing course we completed five years ago,” said Layton “We're stoked with the golf-centric feel that this traditional 18-hole loop will provide it's sure to be unlike any other golf course we've ever done “The site has an ideal amount of embedded slope; requiring minimal earthwork to create well drained playable surfaces while allowing for captivating ground-game options.” InfoAmazonia Increasing deforestation along lower Las Piedras River a major tributary of the Madre de Dios River in the southeast of the Peruvian Amazon is increasingly being recognized for its exceptional wildlife and by presence of indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation its headwaters are born in the Alto Purus National Park but the lower Las Piedras is surrounded by a mix of different types of forestry concessions (logging we document the growing deforestation on the lower Las Piedras River in the area surrounding the community of Lucerna (see red box in Image 23a for context) Las Piedras River and surrounding designations Image 23b shows our deforestation analysis for an area along the lower Las Piedras River near the community of Lucerna (see red box in Image 23a for context) We found a sharp increase in deforestation starting in 2012 we detected the deforestation of 88 hectares (218 acres) we detected the deforestation of 472 hectares (1,166 acres) 2015 had the highest deforestation total with 155 hectares (383 acres) Lower Las Piedras River deforestation analysis Note that the Las Piedras Amazon Center (LPAC) Ecotourism Concession represents an effective barrier to deforestation ecotourism concessions are experiencing extensive deforestation The 4,460 hectare LPAC concession (which was created in 2007 and transferred to ARCAmazon in March 2015) hosts an active tourist lodge which employs local people to patrol the area while monitoring wildlife and human impacts Recent Landsat image showing deforestation along lower Las Piedras Image 23c shows a very recent (December 2015) Landsat image of the deforestation highlighted in Image 23b The pinkish-red areas indicate the most recently cleared forests We have received information indicating that much of this new deforestation is associated with cacao plantations Cacao is of course used to produce chocolate – This report was originally published in MAAP and is republished by an agreement to share content Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Diana Ríos Rengifo took on the defense of the Peruvian Amazon after the murder of her father a well-known Asheninka leader in the fight against illegal loggers a community located near the Peruvian border with Brazil are highly coveted on the market and are threatened by indiscriminate logging a town located on the banks of the Madeira River and on the crossroads of two Amazonian major highways a local infrastructure project is touted to bring growth and progress But it fuels fears of deforestation as the agricultural frontier advances The most vulnerable municipalities are affected by various types of crime By visiting this site, you agree to the use of cookies, which are designed to improve your experience and are used for the purpose of analytics and personalization. To find out more, please read our Cookies policy Fighting back against deforestation, animal trafficking, and other threats to biodiversity isn't easy, but Samantha Zwicker and Hoja Nueva are up to the challenge — and seeing success and very embedded in nature," Zwicker told The Week As an undergraduate at the University of Washington Zwicker had the opportunity to assist a PhD student with a project in Peru and "ended up falling in love with it," she said "In the beginning I was working in gold mining areas .. where the land has been blown up." Coming to Las Piedras was "like going to another world that's fully intact and she wanted to "protect it from becoming what I'd just experienced." From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox she's established Hoja Nueva and been featured in the documentary Wildcat The team at Hoja Nueva lives by the "R"s — researching and reintroducing wildlife in the Peruvian Amazon — and there are nearly 60 animals in their care now Zwicker is primarily responsible for new or baby animals helping them get accustomed to life at the rescue Hoja Nueva often works with the Peruvian government to coordinate rescues of animals seized from traffickers and in recent weeks brought in a young jaguar and ocelot "You have to focus on the animals you have that do make it then there's so many more that aren't even going to have that chance." While the ultimate goal is to reintroduce animals to the wild in order to stabilize and fortify their populations a few animals that cannot be released due to trauma and health conditions have found their forever homes at Hoja Nueva "They get to live like little kings and queens," Zwicker said "It's nice to have these wins and make an animal feel happy and safe." The work of Hoja Nueva and Zwicker never stops Goals include getting government protection for Las Piedras and possibly expanding operations to northern Peru "We also want to have a bigger impact on research and science coming out of this region so people can recognize how incredible and vital it is," Zwicker said The bright spots, like rehabilitating what will soon be the first jaguar successfully rewilded in Peru and growing the Hoja Nueva team to include volunteers and interns from around the world shows Zwicker that what she is doing matters and is changing the Peruvian Amazon for the better Hoja Nueva is Spanish for "new leaf," a phrase that came to Zwicker during her early days in Peru when she saw a sprout coming out of a tree "It's a really beautiful name and it made sense with the saying 'turning a new leaf,'" Zwicker said "I wanted to turn a new leaf for conservation and approach it differently in this region." A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Catherine Garcia, The Week USSocial Links NavigationCatherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014 Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism “Our wildest dreams never included what we are doing now,” says conservationist Paul Rosolie in a new podcast interview with Mongabay. What began as a grassroots initiative of his and partner Juan Julio Durand, Junglekeepers has evolved into a conservation nonprofit now protecting 55,000 acres (22,258 hectares) of rainforest in the Las Piedras corridor of the Madre de Dios region of Peru this portion of the Amazon can be dangerous for environmental defenders: “[I]t’s the middle of the Amazon We’re past where law enforcement goes,” Rosolie says In this podcast conversation, Rosolie speaks with Mongabay about the success of his nonprofit and that of Tamandua Expeditions an ecotourism service providing conservation-focused travel He also shares what messages resonate with audiences how he’s worked with local and Indigenous communities to recruit loggers to become conservation rangers and what he thinks conservation organizations can do to increase their impact In 2019, Hance also interviewed Rosolie about his book The Girl and the Tiger Banner Image: Indigenous conservationist Juan Julio Durand is a local leader and one of the founding members of Junglekeepers his vision set in motion the protection of 50,000 acres of the Amazon Rainforest Book: A perfect storm in the Amazon A transcript has not been created for this podcast Although there have been several companies in the manufacturing sector that announced closures last year the expansions and new companies that have been established since 2023 have overcome the negative effects of those that have left according to the secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC Among the pharmaceutical companies that have announced the end of their operations where 368 employees and 225 contractors work was the first to announce that it will close in December 2025 Mexico displaced China as the main exporter of goods to the United States "We are aware that there are two of them in final negotiations to move to a new owner We have no news from Teva at the moment and the Viatris people have been announcing closures for 17 years which obviously they have not been able to close that operation -formerly Pfizer- because the technology they have there to produce the product is not available in the whole world the balance is extremely positive," Cidre said in response to questions from The News Journal among some of the companies that announced expansion or new plants Ethicon invested $168 million to create 300 jobs; Terumo PR invested $30 million in machinery and equipment with an investment of more than $425 million will generate over 970 new jobs; while Sartorius invested $33 million in its new manufacturing plant the official highlighted that they grew by 9.3% in 2023 which implies an increase that coincides with the expansion registered in the sector and general commercial activity This growth in the sector was also driven by the approximately $70 million in incentives granted by the agency Manufacturing accounts for 43% of Puerto Rico's Gross Domestic Product according to statistics from the Department of Labor and Human Resources (DTRH When asked about the impact of the manufacturing sector on employment in general he reported that it has contributed approximately 300,000 direct This represents approximately 30% of the Island's entire labor force represents over 11% of all employment on the Island is the highest quality employment from a salary point of view and typically manufacturing has hovered around 30% above the average employment in Puerto Rico The average job is about $34,000 a year and so that typically puts it at almost 30%," explained Kevin González "Puerto Rico typically had 1,800 manufacturing establishments but in 2023 that skyrocketed to 2,200 manufacturing establishments so there's a more vertiginous growth on the establishment side than on the wage side that probably those establishments that are being created are of smaller scales and that is a structural change that has been seen in manufacturing at a global level," the economist added The Index of Coincident Indicators in Manufacturing (IICM) in December 2023 registered a value of 116.1 points and is the ninth increase in the past 12 months the IICM has increased for 33 consecutive months or since April 2021 "It is important for them to know that growth rates of this kind have not been registered for almost two decades This is an indicator that the sector is practically solid and with good expectations," said Ángel Rivera The architecture and design firm Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón was recognized with the Real Le… In the case of the Manager's Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) this has remained on average above 50 points and which means that it has remained stable "The important thing about this index is that in its subcomponents the part of the purchases that managers forecast to have It is one of the most relevant variables of the index because it is what the manager of the company says that the purchase orders are going to increase and it is what is going to tell you about a growth in the economic activity when it actually happens" When asked by the press about how the department is addressing the issue of patents that have expired and are about to expire emphasized that the problem is not exclusive to Puerto Rico "The 'Patent Cliff,' which is what they call it There is even an article that companies like Merck because they are all facing the 'Patent Cliff' issue and that is at a global level," Mercader acknowledged "We are continually in conversations with companies looking at how to position ourselves to bring new products because we know that many of these companies have their timeline," he added Patents are granted for 15 years after the creation of the drug which means that the company that manufactures it has exclusive production rights in the market generic companies can enter to produce and market the drug so the price of the original drug plummets by 90% causing the closure of pharmaceutical plants "What we work with is a substitution model There are times when there is no way to substitute the old product but I focus on bringing the newest product and helping to encourage the general manager to position his plant to compete worldwide," said Victor Merced He also explained that they are working together with Invest PR on cutting-edge technology Although he acknowledged that it will not create large plants it is one of the most advanced technologies with which they are already experimenting on the island While technological advances have contributed to the rise of fraudulent schemes more traditional schemes such as check fraud have also seen a… The shortage of workers in the construction sector in Puerto Rico has been a problem in recent years and it is estimated that not even 50% of… The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for Puerto Rico’s manufacturing sector decreased to 49.4 in January 2024 Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: The Born Learning Trail has bilingual instructional signs at Las Piedras Park in Santa Paula KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Daniel Anders smooths out the cement at the Las Piedras Park playground The park is also home to the Born Learning Trail KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Maria Magana plays hopscotch while she and her family use the Born Learning Trail at Las Piedras Park in Santa Paula KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Gabriel Rodriguez (left) with the cement hose as they work on the playground at Las Piedras Park in Santa Paula Santa Paula's popular Las Piedras Park is getting a face-lift Construction workers have been installing a new playground at the site of an old one burned down in an arson attack last year The playground could be completed by the end of January Santa Paula's interim community services manager as parents and children wait for the playground to open a coalition of nonprofit groups in partnership with the city have installed an activity trail aimed at entertaining and educating the area's youngest residents which provides programs for children up to age 5 installed the Born Learning Trail at the park in November with the help of the United Way and volunteers from Wells Fargo Bank The trail runs through the middle of the park and has nine activity stations with signs in English and Spanish that offer on-the-spot ideas and games for parents and young children The activities are designed to promote physical movement language and pre-literacy skills for toddlers and preschoolers observing the natural environment and talking about shapes and colors "Really the goal is that parents are interacting with their children and getting that early learning while they're outside," said Heather Hannah resource development manager for First 5 Ventura County "This is a way that children and their parents or caregivers can play and learn together." Organizers dedicated the trail to longtime Santa Paula family physician Dr The doctor works at the Santa Paula West Medical Clinic She attended the trail's opening ceremony Nov along with clinic staff and community members "What we heard from a lot of folks was that they had been impacted positively by Dr "Many of the children who live in that neighborhood were delivered by her and the families had a positive experience." In addition to the new trail and playground the city has improved the park's soccer field and installed lighting Hannah said First 5 and the United Way selected Las Piedras Park for the trail because of ongoing revitalization efforts there and because many families receiving First Five services live in the area First 5 operates a learning center about a mile away Resident Ana Gonzalez uses the trail and is waiting for the new playground She works as a baby sitter for six children and brings them to the park every day The children like to walk around the park and play on the trail Gonzalez walked through the park with several of the children who was happily jumping on the hopscotch grid ...I can get the kids to do exercise and activities and they get back home all relaxed," Gonzalez said in Spanish in the far west Amazon rainforests of the Madre de Dios region of southern Peru is an incredibly biodiverse area — but it’s also the site of an increasing amount of deforestation The headwaters of the Las Piedras River are in Alto Purus National Park but the lower part of the river does not enjoy such protections and is surrounded by a number of different types of forestry concessions and other development projects from logging and ecotourism to cacao plantations and Brazil nut harvesting An incredible array of species — which Mongabay once called a “shocking wildlife bonanza” — call the threatened forests of the lower Las Piedras home plus wild pigs and numerous monkey and bird species While its headwaters are protected, the lower Las Piedras remains under threat due largely to the controversial Trans-Amazon highway, which brought a massive influx of loggers eager to gain access to stands of cedar many of whom built new houses and established new farms at the expense of ancient forests According to an assessment by the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP) one area along the lower Las Piedras River in particular experienced a “sharp increase” in deforestation starting in 2012 MAAP found some 88 hectares (218 acres) were deforested in the area MAAP discovered that deforestation skyrocketed to 472 hectares (1,166 acres) Last year saw the highest amount of land deforested MAAP notes that the 4,460-hectare Las Piedras Amazon Center ecotourism concession which hosts an active tourist lodge and research center in addition to employing forest rangers and locals to patrol the area Two other ecotourism concessions that are less active are experiencing “extensive deforestation.” “We have received information indicating that much of this new deforestation is associated with cacao plantations,” MAAP said “Cacao is of course used to produce chocolate.” The “fortress conservation” model is under pressure in East Africa as protected areas become battlegrounds over history and global efforts to halt biodiversity loss Mongabay’s Special Issue goes beyond the region’s world-renowned safaris to examine how rural communities and governments are reckoning with conservation’s colonial origins and trying to forge a path forward […] EMMA Arquitectos opens its scorecard in Uruguay with a solid collaboration with Estudio Obra Prima in Punta del Este The home — which marks the Uruguayan debut of EMMA Arquitectos — joins other modernist-inspired designs by Isay Weinfeld and the project’s go–to architectural practice at the sophisticated enclave for a glittering The stylish stronghold is the 26th private residence to be added to the sprawling 480 hectare estate being developed by high-end Brazilian hotelier partner at EMMA Arquitectos’ Sao Paulo office says that providing the rugged holiday home with equal quantities of privacy inside and outside space and natural light was the biggest challenge in choosing how best to orientate the house fortress-like features – including an imposing wall carved from local sandstone that stretches 40 meters – give little idea of the delightful directly responds to a site constraint: view versus solar orientation,' says Matarazzo 'We have a fantastic view to the south overlooking the lake Our intention was to create a privileged room with a view yet open a large patio that brings sunlight into the house while maintaining a private interior life shielded from neighbouring lots.' the circular centerpiece draws light into the house leaving visitors with the sense of a solid structure that shifts like a sundial shaped by the starkly contrasting seasons of the chic seaside retreat Three ash trees planted in the patio dance with the southern hemisphere sunshine serving up clues to the time Flowing into the patio are five ground level bedrooms and a rustic living room and dining area equipped with an open hearth with cast iron chimney to fend off the chill of cold Estudio Obra Prima’s lead architect Carolina Proto oversaw the house’s construction and was charged with carving the interior spaces from the sturdy Proto left the thick sandstone walls exposed but introduced wood paneling linen and wool to soften the interiors of the bedrooms closets and bathrooms in keeping with the tone set by other properties on the estate Brazilian contemporary furniture by Sergio Rordrigues provides the home’s Brazilian owners with cozy emmarquitectos.com estudioobraprima.com laspiedrasfasano.com 31 Jan 2025 22:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Cerro Largo vs Juventud de las Piedras on Fri This is 1 of the Primera Division Apertura The current head to head record for the teams are Cerro Largo 2 win(s) Have scored 6 goals in their last 5 matches Who won between Cerro Largo and Juventud de las Piedras on Fri 31 Jan 2025 22:00:00 GMT?Cerro Largo vs Juventud de las Piedras on Fri 31 Jan 2025 22:00:00 GMT ended in a 1–1 tie.InsightsHave scored 10 goals in their last 5 matches Cerro Largo is playing home against Juventud de las Piedras on Fri one feels transported into a hidden world of stalking jaguars This is the Amazon as one imagines it as a child: still full of wild things In just four weeks at a single colpa (or clay lick where mammals and birds gather) on the lower Las Piedras River Rosolie and his team captured 30 Amazonian species on video the very spot Rosolie and his team filmed is under threat: the lower Las Piedras River is being infiltrated by loggers and farmers following the construction of the Trans-Amazon highway “Most people think of the rainforest and they picture animals everywhere you could walk all day and see nothing,” Rosolie told mongabay.com in a recent interview “But the camera traps show a different view The footage not only allows us to better understand what species visit the colpa and when but it allows us to observe natural behavior: tapir and deer visiting with their young But Rosolie says the number of species captured at this colpa surprised even him “Seeing such incredible abundance and diversity at a single location in the forest is something we have never seen before.” Rosolie then turned his 2,000 plus camera trap videos into a short film that tells a story of this still abundant place While camera trap videos are often presented with little-to-know context about the wildlife on screen Rosolie says this is a “missed opportunity” to reach out to the larger public “For people who might not be so familiar with the animals of a given ecosystem or know what challenges they face or what makes them unique—you have to give some context and presentation—make it possible for them to join in too,” he says Although the headwaters of the Las Piedras River are protected and the controversial Trans-Amazon highway has brought “a massive influx of logging “In the last month there was one jaguar shot and another hit by a car plus a guy on my team saw loggers kill a macaw—it’s bad People don’t realize how delicate wildlife is,” Rosolie says adding that “for the wildlife on the Las Piedras the lower Las Piedras River would be “the final piece of the puzzle” in what would arguably be the greatest network of protected areas in the world connecting Manu National Park and Alto Purus National Park to Bahuaja-Sonene National Park and Madidi National Park in Bolivia “Contained in these parks is the greatest biodiversity on Earth (including world records in birds and dragonfly species),” explains Rosolie who has also video taped one of the Amazon’s least-known mammals But getting the area protected will require a large-scale coalition there needs to be a way for people to learn about this river and support the process of protecting it,” says Rosolie who is currently writing a book about the region (due out next year) “These camera trap videos are just another small part of the first step in the process of broadening the exposure for the Piedras and ensuring that this river survives.” Rosolie sees his effort in the Amazon as instrumental for ensuring that wild nature—and animals like jaguars and tapirs—are preserved in a world where the human footprint seems ever-expanding “Our generation has the chance to do something unique in history: preventative conservation—ensuring that places that are untouched remain so—as well as helping human inhabited areas to maintain viable on an ecosystem level,” Rosolie says “In another fifty or a hundred years that opportunity will be long gone.” Anyone interested in learning more about the Las Piedras River or supporting conservation efforts there can contact Paul Rosolie: Adventure@tamanduajungle.com Mongabay: Will you tell us about your work in the Peruvian Amazon Paul Rosolie: I have worked in the Madre de Dios region of Peru for the past seven years studying the ecosystem I have been exploring wildlife communities that exist in isolation from human interference; and the west Amazon is still rich with these areas if you know where to look For the last four years my team and I have also been studying the relationship between humans and anacondas (an important and threatened apex predator) and the changes facing the region due to the Trans-Amazon highway As a conservationist and writer I feel it is my job to tell the story of the region while there is still time to act Our generation has the chance to do something unique in history: preventative conservation—ensuring that places that are untouched remain so—as well as helping human inhabited areas to maintain viable on an ecosystem level For this reason my work is currently concentrated on the Las Piedras River; it is the longest river in the region and home to stunning flora and fauna I’m the field director of a research station for Tamandua Expeditions one of the few ecotourism operations in the area on the Piedras where we are trying to apply lessons learned from the Tambopata River (another river in the Madre de Dios where ecotourism has been very successful at promoting conservation) Right now the lower Las Piedras is not officially protected as a national park or reserve and we are seeing a massive influx of logging and drugs—which is all rapidly deteriorating the ancient forest and incredible wildlife that exists in many places there Mongabay: You had a video camera trap at a salt lick for four weeks in the Peruvian Amazon Paul Rosolie: The cameras recorded over two thousand videos of 30 species: 25 mammals 3 birds and 2 reptiles (species list can be found in the video description on youtube) there were numerous individuals visiting multiple times during the study and we were able to observe the interactions between this community through the camera trap footage Seeing such incredible abundance and diversity at a single location in the forest Mongabay: What was the most surprising animal to see on the camera trap Paul Rosolie: The giant armadillo surprised me the most and I’ve never seen one out in the daytime before We also observed a very small side-neck turtle hanging out in the puddle-part of the colpa which was interesting (could have very easily have munched by one of the larger mammals!) But my personal favorite was the giant anteater It’s my favorite video because a few years ago I spent five weeks rehabilitating an orphaned two month old giant anteater by hand just a few kilometers from the colpa I’d like to think that maybe—just maybe (Credit goes to Lucy Dablin at Fauna Forever for that one) Mongabay: Did you catch any insights into behavior for Amazonian species Mongabay: Your footage of the jaguars was stunning Have you had any personal encounters with these giants—other than the near-miss caught on camera Paul Rosolie: There have been many encounters I have been camping in remote areas and found jaguar prints around my tent in the morning—one print was five inches from the corner of the tent Then one time I was awakened in a hammock at night by a curious jaguar —she was close enough I could feel her breath More than once while checking the videos I got the feeling I was being watched—and more than once the cameras proved that there were indeed jaguars nearby while I was working Though I have been close to them so many times I am still waiting for my perfect sighting: on a log over the river framed by morning mist added narration and important context to you video Do you hope this will help a wider audience see and understand the wildlife of the Amazon Paul Rosolie: That’s exactly why the video was constructed this way I have seen many other camera trap videos where the species are simply listed—and I think that in some cases those are missed opportunities For you and me and other people in the field of conservation/biology/wildlife we don’t need any embellishment or explanation—I think it’s safe to say that in most cases we know the stories of these species But for people who might not be so familiar with the animals of a given ecosystem or know what challenges they face or what makes them unique—you have to give some context and presentation—make it possible for them to join in too This is what Steve Irwin did so artfully with crocodiles (and every other conceivable creature) and why he loved them—and people ate it up He was able to reach millions of people by telling a story Today I think conservationists should use the age of social media to really involve people Mongabay: You’ve also had another encounter with an Amazonian rarity—arguably the most rare big mammal in the region—will you tell us about your personal encounter with the short-eared dog (see video above) Paul Rosolie: I was walking along a trail used for Brazil nut collection on the Tambopata River There are dozens of massive blue butterflies on this trail and I was trying to get the perfect shot so I was being very quiet and still for over an hour when something caught my eye and I looked up There was this animal I had never seen before staring at me I even looked away from the animal so that she wouldn’t feel like I was zeroed in on her—I tried to look disinterested (which was not easy!) that’s when I followed and started filming Mongabay: Did you know what you were looking at right away Paul Rosolie: It is a little embarrassing to admit but I actually thought it was a bush dog at first Both the short-eared dog and the bush dog are both very seldom encountered cryptic species Neither appear in photo-books or documentaries about the Amazon because they are too secretive to film or photograph and since I had never seen one in the wild before Most of my training has come from indigenous hunters—but even they rarely mention this species—and when they do they mash bush dogs and short-eared dogs into the same category/species and call it ‘perro de monte’ or forest dog The only thing I knew for sure was that this was a very important animal to film Mongabay: What do scientists know about this species Paul Rosolie: This species is uncommon throughout its range We know that they live in the lowlands of the west Amazon Their area of highest density seems to be the Madre de Dios though they seem to exist only in the most inaccessible and remote reaches of the region Virtually nothing is known about breeding or social structure they are so rare that we don’t know how to classify them Up until recently their conservation status under the IUCN was Data Deficient Today they are listed as Near Threatened in response to their sensitivity to habitat disturbances They seem to not only prefer but require habitat isolated from humans Domestic dogs pose numerous threats to short-ears through disease and physical danger Mongabay: Is the area you work in protected The Madre de Dios region of Peru is home to an incredible system of leviathan protected areas such as Manu National Park Contained in these parks is the greatest biodiversity on Earth (including world records in birds Though the headwaters of the Las Piedras River are included in Alto Purus National Park and an Uncontacted Indian reserve the lower Piedras is currently unprotected and experiencing higher rates of logging and deforestation than ever before Mongabay: What are the biggest threats to the region Paul Rosolie: Recently the Trans-Amazon highway was paved and completed which caused a number of logging roads to be cut into what had previously been ancient Now that the roads have been created we are seeing a massive influx of settlers from the Andes Houses and farms are popping up each day and forest is being cleared with increasing speed Loggers are using the roads to access stands of ironwood and other old growth timber that is now exposed With all the human activity has come a lot of hunting In the last month there was one jaguar shot and another hit by a car People don’t realize how delicate wildlife is I have personally witnessed a single hunter cause the local extinction of an entire species Mongabay: What do you hope to achieve with these videos Paul Rosolie: The goal is to get the lower Las Piedras River protected The Madre de Dios has a rich history of conservation and in the eyes of a growing number of people the Las Piedras watershed is the final piece of the puzzle Protecting this river would create ecosystem connectivity between the large But the species in these videos are representative of the entire west Amazon a part of the world that holds an incredible opportunity for us as a global society The Andes/Amazon interface is the engine that powers the rest of the Amazon a system that has an incalculable influence on not only South America I think these videos have the power to tell a story to give people a glimpse into a world that was never visible before camera traps I want to use them to help protect the region Mongabay: Given the importance of the lower Las Piedras River for Amazon conservation what do you think it would take to convince Peru to set this tract of land aside Paul Rosolie: It’s no small task to create a national park the truly unique element of the Piedras plan is the once-in-history opportunity to protect the area before it is degraded and before it is filled with too many people to make a park viable We need to get attention on the Las Piedras and identify it as a conservation priority on a larger scale We need to attract the attention of DGFFS or Forests and Wildlife Directorate and the Peruvian Government as well as some of the larger NGO’s that have had success in the Madre de Dios in the past The creation of a national park requires cataloguing biological and ethnographical data on the area and completing exhaustive economic studies regional and national levels to discuss the terms but given the history of conservation in the region The Madre de Dios is already a beacon of conservation and I think that connecting the already-existing parks to create a mega-reserve would be something for Peru to be proud of; an important example for the rest of the world In the past this has been a tremendously successful strategy (The creation of Bahuaja-Sonene National Park was helped by the international interest created by the documentary CANDAMO: The Last Forest Without Men) For this reason I have spent the past few years writing a book about my adventures on the Las Piedras (and in other parts of the Madre de Dios) called Mother of God (currently being published by Harper Collins these camera trap videos are just another small part of the first step in the process of broadening the exposure for the Piedras There is a lot of great work happening on the Las Piedras River using tourism and research to promote the preservation of the area Tamandua Expeditions (www.tamanduajungle.com) and Fauna Forever (www.faunaforever.org) are using research/tourism to protect the wildlife in these videos Ecotourism based conservation depends on travelers But what is unique here is that the operations on the Las Piedras are so small that someone that visits the Las Piedras is not just joining a tour—they are joining the effort to protect the forest there are limitless ways to get involved today With social media people can stay connected to our work in the field and help promote my research station was recently rescued this way We were in a state of emergency because our roof gave out and the rain was destroying our station but through an Indiegogo campaign we were able to connect to people from all over the world who pitched in In the end we were able to repair the roof and save the station—which in turn allows us to continue protecting the land and the wildlife Paul Rosolie: During the coming dry season (around May) I want to continue the camera trap work but this time with HD footage – I think that would be really exciting we will be continuing an ongoing study of anacondas Currently I am finishing writing a book called Mother of God for Harper Collins It is about the Madre de Dios and greater west Amazon region told through my experiences in conservation/exploration in the jungle over the last seven years and floating forests—its an adventure I want this book to make the beauty and adventure of the Amazon more accessible to people There are plans developing to walk a mega-transect along the entire Andes/Amazon interface from south to north—it’s never been done before and I think it will help us to learn about the state of the region Video introducing Rosolie and his work in the Peruvian Amazon Las Piedras Colpa – Camera Trap Video Species Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) Northern Amazon red squirrel (Sciurus igniventris) White-fronted capuchin monkey (Cebus albifrons) Cental American agouti(Dasyprocta punctata) Bicolor-spined porcupine (Coendou bicolor) Brazilian rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis) Black-faced black spider monkey (Ateles chamek) Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) Amazonian red-sided opossum (Monodelphis glirina) Pale winged trumpeter (Psophia leucoptera) Yellow-footed tortoise(Chelonoidis denticulata) Twist-necked turtle (Platemys platycephala) Will Amazon species lose the climate change race? (02/14/2013) Deforestation could increase the risk of biodiversity loss in the Amazon by forcing species to migrate further in order to remain at equilibrium with changing climates “As migration models are made more realistic through the inclusion of multiple climatic the predicted distances between current and future climate analogues invariably increases,” Kenneth Feeley lead author of the paper published in Global Change Biology Brazilian agency rejects Canadian company’s bid to mine controversial Amazon dam site for gold (02/13/2013) Brazil’s Federal Public Ministry rejected a proposed gold mining project adjacent to a controversial dam site in the heart of the Amazon rainforest an environmental activist group that is campaigning against both the mine and the dam Fossil fuel company looking to exploit deposits in Manu National Park is eyeing a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Amazon rainforest for gas production according to documents seen by the Guardian Manu National Park in eastern Peru is considered one of the most biodiverse places on Earth and is home to indigenous tribes living in voluntary isolation Rate of tree die-off in Amazon higher than conventionally believed (02/01/2013) The rate of tree mortality in the Amazon rainforest due to storm damage and drought is 9-17 percent higher than conventionally believed reports a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) From slash-and-burn to Amazon heroes: new video series highlights agricultural transformation (01/31/2013) A new series of short films is celebrating the innovation of rural farmers in the Manu region of Peru the Manu region is also one of the top contenders for the world’s most biodiverse place It faces a multitude of threats from road-building to mining to gas and oil concessions Still the impact of smallscale slash-and-burn farming—once seen as the greatest threat to the Amazon and other rainforest—may be diminishing as farmers like the first film’s Reynaldo (see below) ones that preserve the forest while providing a better life overall Loans tied to environmental compliance reduced Amazon deforestation by 15% (01/30/2013) A rural credit law that ties loans to environmental compliance made a significant contribution to reducing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon between 2008 and 2011 argues a study published by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) Miners win ruling over indigenous groups in Guyana (01/29/2013) A judge in Guyana’s high court has ruled that indigenous groups do not have the right to expel legal miners from their land found that if the miners in question held a government-approved license than the local community had no right to dispute the mining The ruling has sparked protests by indigenous groups and is expected to be appealed Bolivia takes step to boost agriculture and curb surging deforestation (01/28/2013) Bolivia has passed a land use law that aims to boost food security and slow deforestation in a region that is wracked by illegal forest clearing Ley 337 seeks to regulate land use in the Bolivian Amazon where deforestation for industrial agricultural production is surging The law requires landowners who illegally deforested land prior to 2011 to either reforest or establish ‘productive agriculture’ on the land and pay reduced fines for past transgressions Brazil to inventory the Amazon (01/27/2013) Brazil will launch a comprehensive inventory of trees in the Amazon rainforest for the first time in more than 30 years Illegally logged trees to start calling for help (01/24/2013) Illegal loggers beware: trees will soon be calling—literally—for backup The Brazilian government has begun fixing trees with a wireless device which will allow trees to contact authorities after being felled and moved CONTEMPORARY ART MAGAZINE SINCE 1980 More... 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Collazo and rookie Danna Gonzalez dominated on the mound led by six solid innings by lefty Daymaralys Hernandez guided the Artesanas to a 4-1 win in game two The Artesanas shut out Poetas in the rubber match on 21 November going the distance and allowing only one hit The best-of-five final series opens on Sunday Sitemap Media Data Protection Contacts Avenue Général-Guisan, 45 CH-1009 Pully | Switzerland The WBSC is recognised as the sole competent authority in Baseball and Softball by the International Olympic Committee three young filmmakers will go on the expedition of a lifetime and Chris Butler plan to spend six months filming in one of the most remote and most endangered ecosystems on the planet: the Las Piedras River system in the Peruvian Amazon This unprotected swathe of Amazon jungle contains massive anacondas a weird floating forest and even uncontacted indigenous people The crew of Uncharted Amazon, which has just set up a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the film plans to not only focus on the amazing wildlife of the region Setting their documentary a part from other “nature films,” they will follow loggers and indigenous people to capture the real story behind this embattled forest-scape which will be made in both English and Spanish Thompson says if they aren’t able to hit their Kickstarter target the team will still go but it won’t be possible to make the full feature Raising more money than their target would mean the three filmmakers will be able to do significantly more far extending the time they are able to spend filming Tristan Thompson (interview below) is a trained biologist who last year released An Untamed Wilderness a half-hour long documentary about the Amazon Declan Burley is a filmmaker who has done documentaries on artists and wildlife Chris Butler is also a filmmaker who has worked with the BBC and the Community Channel including a recent documentary on models with disabilities Mongabay: What drew you to make a documentary about the Las Piedras region of Peru Tristan Thompson: The Las Piedras River runs through one of the world’s great biodiversity hotspots along with the Bahuaja Sonene National Park and Tambopata National Reserve of southeastern Peru These are prime places for biodiversity records to be shattered and many have been Wilson found 43 species of ant on a single tree which is more species than exist in the entirety of the British isles 1,237 butterflies and the lists keep growing; it’s an unbelievable part of the world But there is a big difference between the rainforest surrounding the Las Piedras River and the Bahuaja Sonene National Park Aside from a couple of small conservation concessions most of the trees in Las Piedras are up for grabs Logging and mining are rife in the area and a quick scan on Google Earth reveals new pockets of forest being opened up all the time Roads spread like tendrils from the recently built Inter-Oceanic Highway feeling around the forest like some colossal monster looming over this tropical paradise what drew me in was the thought that in the worst-case scenario Uncharted Amazon could be like a last record of life in this place before it changes forever But this seed would not have been planted were it not for people like Paul Rosolie and Juan Julio Durand and organizations like the Amazon Rainforest Cooperative Alliance who have been working tirelessly to increase the profile of the area and to pioneer the first conservation strategies to protect it Mongabay: What are some of the species you’re most excited to film As we’ve been researching species for the film we’ve become drawn ever further into the fascinating world of the little things living in the rainforest The purpose of the intricate structures that basket-weaving moths cocoon themselves within have long eluded scientists I think you would be hard pressed to find a greater diversity of strange forms within any group than the tree-hopper family (just Google tree-hoppers) I’ve even watched some of these little critters select tiny pieces of their favored debris from the forest and coat themselves with it as camouflage you think they are fluff balls or moss but you touch them and they sprout legs and come alive But big animals are important too and we’ll certainly be scouting out for a jaguar We’ve filmed them on river beaches but it would be incredible to catch one in the forest so we will spend some long night’s waiting at mammal clay licks These are really important places for rainforest mammals as they provide a source of salt and are also thought to help neutralize toxic compounds in unripe fruit it is possible to observe many different species passing through them but you have to be prepared to wait Clay licks also occur along rivers; and the Madre de Dios region is famous for the huge flocks of macaws that gather in these areas to feed on the clay Mongabay: What do you expect filming conditions to be like in this rugged and remote region Tristan Thompson: We are on a tight budget so for the most part they will be very basic we envisage that we will spend a large proportion of our time in tents/hammocks to cut accommodation costs this is one of the things that will allow us to make the film on such a tiny budget But if we meet our stretch goals for the crowd-funding campaign then perhaps we can get ourselves some luxuries like a bathroom or a bed Filming conditions in the rainforest are hard without doubt; it is of course extremely hot and humid Witnessing the beauty of life in the place where it exists at its richest Mongabay: You are planning to go beyond a normal nature documentary and also film loggers and indigenous people How do you see this as a part of the story of the Las Piedras Tristan Thompson: Everyone loves straight up nature documentaries and that includes myself But this is precisely the reason why I think we need to see more of the people that are living and working in these places By understanding why it is that the forest is removed how it can affect people down the line and especially in this case how value can be added to the forest in ways which preserve its integrity we can begin to start thinking about not only appreciating these places The people that live and work in the rainforest are seriously tough and the level of knowledge and ingenuity they use to get by there It is important to realize that the wilderness areas often depicted in nature documentaries do not exist in isolated bubbles who are affected by them and in turn affect them if these last wilderness areas are logged to the ground then where will we film the nature documentaries Mongabay: How do you envision your documentary could be used to increase conservation of this region Tristan Thompson: There are two ways in which I think this can happen if lots of people outside of Peru watch the film then they will know about the area and see how awesome it is If at some point during or after watching the film they think “perhaps I would like to go and volunteer or perhaps go on a holiday in the rainforest I want to see those things for real” then I want Las Piedras to be the first place they think of Tourism and volunteering have been a massively successful in neighboring areas as methods of generating income for local people without clear-cutting the forest the concept of conservation in Peru is newer than it is in Europe and the States Peru is very lucky because it still has massive expanses of wilderness like Las Piedras which form part of a small and decreasing number of places in the world that are truly wild Helping to introduce the concept of conservation in these places now So we will certainly work to see the film in Spanish and distributed within Peru What will donations allow you to do that you wouldn’t otherwise be able to photographic prints or Peruvian friendship bracelets If we don’t reach the goal then the money is returned by Kickstarter Its all or nothing and we only have a couple of weeks to make it Tristan Thompson: If we reach our funding goal on Kickstarter then our backers can expect to see their copies of the film in July 2015 which allows plenty of time for us to organize post-production upon return after the six months we intend to spend filming in the rainforest Mother of God: meet the 26 year old Indiana Jones of the Amazon, Paul Rosolie Paul Rosolie has already lived a life that most would only dare dream of—or have nightmares over It’s no wonder that at the ripe age of 26 Rosolie was already written a memoir: Mother of God 53 indigenous activists on trial for police-protester massacre in Peru on a highway in Peru known as Devil’s Curve: everything went wrong indigenous groups had protested new laws by then President Alan Garcia opening up the Amazon to deregulated logging and other extractive industries as a part of free trade agreements with the U.S New report reveals human rights abuses by corporations, governments in the Amazon (05/14/2014) Regnskogfondet (the Rainforest Foundation of Norway) recently released a 52-page report that gives an in-depth account of the conflicts activists and indigenous peoples (IPs) are having with corporations and governmental agencies It relays a situation that does not look good Legal logging concessions drive illegal logging in Peru, threatening forests and indigenous people (04/17/2014) Nearly 70 percent of officially inspected logging concessions in Peru have had their permits canceled or are under investigation for major breaches of forestry laws finds a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports the research also concludes that forestry permits are being widely used to launder timber illegally logged from outside concession areas Saving rainforests by buying them (04/04/2014) For more than twenty five years an international non-profit known as the World Land Trust has been working to protect tropical forests through land purchase and partnerships with local groups arm of the group decided to rebrand itself as the Rainforest Trust to better convey its core mission to the outside world the Rainforest Trust has launched its most ambitious project yet: conserving 5.9 million acres of tropical forest in Peru Several Amazonian tree frog species discovered, where only two existed before (03/18/2014) We have always been intrigued by the Amazon rainforest with its abundant species richness and untraversed expanses Despite our extended study of its wildlife new species such as the olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina) a bear-like carnivore hiding out in the Ecuadorian rainforest are being identified as recently as last year the advent of efficient DNA sequencing and genomic analysis has revolutionized how we think about species diversity scientists can examine known diversity in a different way revealing multiple ‘cryptic’ species that have evaded discovery by being mistakenly classified as a single species based on external appearance alone launched its 2021 racing season on Saturday with a 10-race card beginning at 2:30 p.m there will be no spectators during the meet "We're extremely pleased that we have been able to provide jobs and racing opportunities for our horsemen in spite of the COVID-19 limitations," said Ramon Rionda “Everyone in the industry has had to face overwhelming challenges during the pandemic so we're delighted we can have a positive impact on the industry." Codere is a publicly traded racing and gaming company based in Madrid, Spain Codere has over 50,000 gaming machines in Europe and Latin America and also owns Hipodromo Presidente Remon in Panama City and two tracks in Uruguay – Maronas National Racecourse in Montevideo and Las Piedras Racecourse in Canelones and since then has served as a popular training ground for jockeys hoping to advance their careers in Europe and North America Successful riders like Triple Crown winner Victor Espinoza have started their careers at the Mexico City track The sprawling racing facility is 5.3 million square feet and also houses over 1,300 horses in its stable area The annual race meeting runs for almost 11 months from February to December, offering Thoroughbred racing on Fridays and Saturdays and Quarter Horse Racing on Sundays The entire card is available for simulcast wagering on TwinSpires and other ADW providers and the debates surrounding trainer Bob Baffert The Lobas de Arecibo defeated defending champions Artesanas de Las Piedras in the best-of-five championship series to claim their 10th title in 12 editions of the Puerto Rico Women's Baseball League Las Lobas ace Janiliz Rivera shut out Artesanas but the reigning champions came back to win game two Nayri Sanchez batted in the go-ahead run in the sixth Janiliz Rivera took the mound and Las Lobas shut out Artesanas in game three Janiliz Rivera earned another win and became a unanimous choice for the MVP Award The WBSC is recognised as the sole competent authority in Baseball and Softball by the International Olympic Committee. Severe storms to rattle south-central, northeast and southeast US 3 dead, 9 missing after capsized boat washes ashore near San Diego Northeast: Days of showers and storms for some, heavy rain for others Halley's Comet to set off meteor shower Monday night Soggy South Central states: Intense downpours to renew flooding risk Two people killed when small plane crashes into California homes Staffing shortage causes 7 days of major delays at Newark Airport Coyote drinks from Los Angeles salon's skylight The REAL ID deadline is less than a week away Fungi could be used to build homes one day, researchers say Get AccuWeather alerts as they happen with our browser notifications.  My NewsSign Out Sign InCreate your free profileSections news Alerts WILLEMSTAD - After a four-year period of closed borders between Curaçao and Venezuela on April 26 the first airline from Venezuela launched its flights to Curaçao Albatros Airlines will fly 2 routes from Venezuela namely the Valencia – Curaçao and Las Piedras – Curaçao routes The airline already used to execute the Venezuela – Curaçao flights in the past Upon arrival of both flights at Curaçao International Airport the planes were greeted with the traditional water salute The Albatros Airlines flights will be executed twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays The flights will be realized with an Embraer 120 aircraft with a capacity of 30 seats The Curaçao Tourist Board (CTB) is very pleased that we can welcome again the tourists from the Venezuelan market Venezuela has always been an important market for Curaçao and CTB is already executing different marketing actions in Venezuela in anticipation of the re-opening of the border with Venezuela CTB conducted a planning session for sales managers in the tourism sector during which the following topics were informed: the potential visitor from Venezuela connectivity between Venezuela and Curaçao Curaçao Airport Holding (CAH) and Curaçao Hospitality & Tourism Association (CHATA) congratulate Albatros Airlines with the launch of its flights between Venezuela and Curaçao