Life on the edge in Bolivia's gravity-defying 'suicide homes'
In Bolivia's highland city of El Alto, the row of colorful corrugated metal roofs - blues, oranges, reds and greens - for a ...
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Bolivia’s gravity-defying ‘suicide homes’ have residents living on the edge — literally
In Bolivia’s highland city of El Alto ... a precipitous drop inches from the houses, known locally as “suicide homes” for the high risk the inhabitants take. The thin row of flimsy ...
Climate change puts Bolivia's 'suicide home' shamans at risk
STORY: Heavy rains are making these shacks, perched on the edge of a cliff in Bolivia's El Alto, more unstable.But despite ...
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Gravity-defying 'suicide homes' emerge as weather patterns become more extreme
The landscape of Bolivia's highland city of El Alto is getting more treacherous as weather patterns become more extreme, ...
Dead house close to hundreds of meters cliff, why not leave?
In Bolivia, South America, there is a village called 'Suicide House'.It is called this because it is located precariously on ...
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El Alto's 'Suicide Homes': A Precarious Intersection of Tradition and Environmental Risk
El Alto's 'suicide homes' cling precariously to eroding cliffs. Aymara shamans, or yatiris, use these homes for rituals, holding firm despite increasing risks due to climate change. Local officials ...
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Bolivia's heavy rains cause river to flood homes near La Paz
LA PAZ, Bolivia, Nov 24 (Reuters ... Llojeta on the outskirts of La Paz and leaving many people trapped in their homes awaiting rescue teams. "There was screaming and terrible desperation ...
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Life on the edge in Bolivia's gravity-defying 'suicide homes'
threatens El Alto's precarious homes EL ALTO, Bolivia, Dec 12 (Reuters) - In Bolivia's highland city of El Alto, the row of colorful corrugated metal roofs - blues, oranges, reds and greens - for ...
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Life on the edge in Bolivia's gravity-defying 'suicide homes'
EL ALTO, Bolivia (Reuters) - In Bolivia's highland ... a precipitous drop inches (cm) from the houses, known locally as "suicide homes" for the high risk the inhabitants take.