Resource Guide 291organisms. Their programme statements can be found on
the listed websites.
Most of the words in the Spanish names of these
organisations are easily recognised cognates. Medio ambiente
means environment and desarrollo means development.
Asociación Ecológica del Oriente (ASEO)
Radial 19 Calle 7 #150, Santa Cruz
Tel: (3) 355-6587 or (3) 355-1747
Email: [email protected]
Foro Boliviano Medio Ambiente (FOBOMADE)
Calle Colon #161,Edifico Barrosquira 10th Fl, La Paz
Tel: (2) 231-5059
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.fobomade.org.bo
Liga de Defensa del Medio Ambiente (LIDEMA)
Av Ecuador 2131, La Paz
Tel: (2) 241-9393 or 241-6044
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.lidema.org.bo
Protección del Medio Ambiente Tarija (PROMETA)
Calle Alejandro del Carpio #E-659, Tarija
Tel: (4) 664-5865 or 663-3873
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.prometa.org.bo
La Sociedad Potosína de Ecología (SOPE)
Calle Sucre 51, Potosí
Tel: (4) 622-7725
Email: [email protected]
LANGUAGE STUDY
As a language teacher, I find it difficult to favour any one
programme over another. In the best of schools you can
get stuck with a bad teacher, and in some institutes with a
bad reputation, you might be pleasantly surprised. The best
strategy is to research the offerings. Contact a school and ask
to speak to some former students who have taken classes
there. Most important, ask about the school’s methodology.
The best answer would be: ‘we use the best aspects from
many different methods’. Rather than repeat what you’d find