10-31-07, 10:06 am

La Paz, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government is supporting a center for the much-dreamed ecological and academic study of natural and cultural biodiversity, local authorities reported.

The Biodiversity, Forest Resources and Environment Vice Ministry confirmed the construction of the Metropolitan Center of Science and Culture in La Paz for this purpose.

The Ecology Institute of San Andres University directs the construction of the most important exhibition space on biodiversity and culture in Bolivia.

The entity, currently in a planning stage, will promote training of human resources for the study and conservation of the flora and fauna in La Paz and in Bolivia as a whole.

The Center opens its doors to future public exhibitions of the Collection of Fauna, while the National Herbarium and Paleontology Area is currently reserved for researchers.

The complex will also have an aquarium, a terrarium, and a physics observatory, infrastructure for events, as well as spaces for lectures.