Month: May 2025

Lego, books, sleeves and much more

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Many years have passed since the Creation of Geek Prideso that during all this time we have been able to enjoy our little “corner” to discover and enjoy all the culture. Therefore, in this article we wanted to gather some of the most interesting and striking products to celebrate this indicated date. ‘Gondolin’s fall‘ by 20.85 eurosa story created by Jrr Tolkien and edited by Christopher Tolkien who develops a passage from Middle -earth from ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Lego Star Wars logo by 69.99 eurosa Lego set with a special design that adapts the iconic Star Wars logo ‘Berserk‘ by 16.10 eurosthe first volume of the Maximum line of one of the great sleeves of history. ‘Ghost of Yotei‘ by 59.99 eurosa sequel to the excellent ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ that is to book with a good discount. Tamagotchi Digimon by 21.16 eurosone of the classic virtual pet devices in its version of Digimon. ‘Gondolin’s fall’ ‘The Lord of the Rings“It is a saga that has caught both the readers of the novels and those people who have enjoyed the different films – especially the first trilogy, the original. There are many stories to deepen the Middle -earth and ‘Gondolin’s fall‘It is one of them. Can be found in Amazon by 20.85 euros. ‘The fall of Gondolin’ is a story written by Jrr Tolkien and edited by his son Christopher Tolkien. It tells the clash between the two main powers of the world: Morgoth and Ulmo. In the center is Gondolin, whose King (Turgon) must fight the different fronts. It is worth mentioning that the book is a composition of Tolkien’s different notes, it has been published in Spain through the Editorial Planeta and has a total of 326 pages. It is also in Kindle edition by 7.59 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review Lego Star Wars logo During these last years we have seen a lot of Lego sets in collaboration with Star Warsbut it has been recently when the brand has launched one of the most curious, striking and cheap – at least for the design it has. It is about Logo of the same Star Wars sagawhose price at Amazon is 69.99 euros. This Lego set stands out because it has a careful design: on the outside we find flat pieces, thus improving the finish. It has a perfect size to place it in virtually anywhere in the house (13 cm high, 30 cm width and 3 cm deep) and includes a total of 700 pieces. * Some price may have changed from the last review ‘Berserk’ A little less than two months ago I read the first volume of Maximum Berserk (An edition of ‘Berserk’) without too many hope for me to get hooked. In two months I have already bought the first six volumes. Now is when I understand why this expectation for Kentaro Miura’s work. The first volume can be found in Amazon by 16.10 euros And, evidently, it is the entrance door to a much more adult story than I expected. Maximum Berserk (First Volume) * Some price may have changed from the last review ‘Ghost of Yotei’ On October 2 it will be launched ‘Ghost of Yotei‘, the sequel to the popular’Ghost of Tsushima‘. The Sucher Punch video game can already be reserved for an official price of 80 euros, but if we look for the best price a lot of eye because Mediamarkt has it for 59.99 euros. Of course, for the store to show this price you have to add the video game to the purchase basket. ‘Ghost of Yotei’ leads us to tour a very different story than we saw during ‘Ghost of Tsushima’, since many years have passed since then. In this case, we travel the beautiful landscapes of a Rural Japan of the seventeenth centurystarting fighting and discovering the story of Atsu, the protagonist. * Some price may have changed from the last review Tamagotchi Digimon Although it was in the nineties when the Tamagotchis They really became fashionable, today they continue to manufacture. In fact, there is a wide variety of them that even lead us to recall anime series such as’Digimon‘. Its tamagotchi is on Amazon for a price of 21.32 euros. From the hand of Bandai, Digimon’s Tamagotchi allows us to have a virtual pet, which in this case is a digimon. You can feed, provide medical care, train it and much more. Even There is a combat mode to face the digimon of another person who has another Tamagotchi. Of course, it is worth mentioning that Tamagotchi is in English. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Alberto García (header), Planet, Lego, Panini, Sucher Punch, Bandai In Xataka | Your favorite series, comics and movies also in Lego: 15 ideal construction kits to mount yourself or give away In Xataka | Eternal manga: 21 essential classics of Japanese comic

In our obsession with having a more “nutritious” coffee, we are throwing an ingredient that knows Charco: Spirulina

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In recent years a Curious practice: You have to add supplements to everything. Yogurt? With proteins. Cheese? With proteins. Frozen? With proteins too. In many cases, that ‘proteinization’ It makes no sense because they are added to products that They already contain a certain amount of proteinbut within the trend, there is a sub -totence: convert coffee into a superfood. And one of the last practices is to add spirulina to coffee. Spirulina. A few days ago we counted that Adding coffee proteins was not a bad idea. Creating a protein, banana and coffee milkshake (for example) gives us a lot of protein nutrients and fruitbut also the effects beneficial of coffee. It is something you can easily do at home to increase protein consumption, but it is also something that companies like Starbucks have seen potential. The Protein supplements They are integrated into our diet, but … What is that of spirulina? It is a spiral -shaped greenish microalgae that, converted into dust, has become the new ‘miraculous food’. There are many recipes that we can prepare with spirulina and per 100 grams (an unrealistic daily amount) provides 57 grams of protein, 23.9 of carbohydrates, 3.6 fiber and is rich in vitamins of the B complex. In addition, it has calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, iodine, chromium, vitamin A, k and folates. Another Superreceta. Whenever no Replace other foods in the dietSpirulina is a good complement that we can easily introduce in the form of dust into a multitude of food, preparations and sauces. And, as with protein, it is also a good addition to coffee. As? Well in the form of Latte And not looking for a huge protein contribution, but that supplementation of vitamins and minerals. Because also It has an effect antioxidant and anti -inflammatory, can contribute to glucose control and the improvement of vascular function, as well as a good intestinal flora. Come on, it seems that it only has positive effects. Eye. But there is a problem. Well, two. The first is that spirulina must be acquired through sources that ensure its complete security because, although there are studies that show benefits with both a gram a day up to five grams a day, it is a food that comes from the sea and the risk Heavy metal contamination is there. And if you have hyper or hyperthyroidism, It is not an adequate supplement. The second is, as in the case of Starbucks protein coffee, which brands have another miraculous food to label. Pret a manger It is a British fast food chain that has specialized in organic food. Above all, it makes sandwiches and sandwiches, but it has focused on that advertising that they use natural and organic ingredients. Sugar for a tube. There the spirulina fits like a glove, and, as we read in TelegraphIt is an opportunity that the chain has not let. The British media has contacted the dietitian Aisling Piggotspokesman for the British dietary association and, although it has confirmed that spirulina is a good supplement (whenever we do not enter in any of the risk groups that should not drink this), the Coffee with Spirulina de Pret is not. And the key is not in that microalga, but in that it is 19.4 grams of sugar per cup. It is more than there is in a can of a conventional soda and that is why you have to take into account what ingredients the coffee is prepared. Because if you have spirulina, very well, but to mask the taste that amount of sugar is added, the final product It is healthy. Trend vs reality. In the end, it is important not to get carried away by those benefits that some foods promise, but to read the label because, for many properties that spirulina or proteins, already prepared commercial drinks can contain huge doses of sugar that eclipse everything else. And, although coffee with spirulina, or the Chai Latte With this microalga, they have a very ‘instagrameable’ blue tone, the truth is that you have to like the earthly and strong texture, since the rest of the flavors are eaten. Image | Sunbliss, Blenz Coffee In Xataka | We thought it was a waste, but we just discovered that the residue of rice fermentation is a “superfood”

Sinaloa has become such a violent place that even animals flee from there

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Mexico has a problem. The Drug cartels They are tremendously influential in many of the cities, it is estimated that organized crime controls the distribution of 13% of the products and the “renewed” crisis of violence has promoted New strategies by the Government. And that violence is such that animals are also suffering. Specifically, more than 700 copies that have had to leave their sanctuary looking for quieter areas. The greatest relocation of wildlife in the history of Mexico The clashes in Mexico permeate all layers. The groups compete for the territory, something that ends up affecting civiliansbut also fight against security forces. The climate of violence implies that, although in some areas there is no explicit violence, there is uneasiness and there are those who prefer not to go through the place. A few months ago, that tension caused that Some Mayan monuments will be inaccessible Because the guides did not want to play. And something similar has happened with veterinarians and caregivers who should periodically visit the animals of the Sanctuary of Ostok. Located about 25 kilometers from Culiacán, in the state of Sinaloa, the sanctuary hoste Property of criminals. In the area, these last weeks have faced two factions, ‘Los Mayitos’ and ‘Los Chapitos’, turning the city into the stage of shooting, extortion and threats that have not been alien to the sanctuary staff. As we read in CNNthere has come a point where, despite violence, employees and animals in the place had had no problem, but as one of the employees comments in the middle, more recently they have had many difficulties in reaching their job. “They practically took us out of the place because there were people who wanted to extort us,” says Ernesto Zazueta, the director of the installation. In CBS They tell how this resurgence of violence is affecting civilians more because criminals have begun not only to extort, but also kidnap and steal vehicles to obtain funds with which to continue their particular war. This theft of supplies and vehicles has prevented the activity in the park from developing as it should, and in addition to employees, animals also suffer. “There is not a single sure place in the city these days,” says Diego García, an employee of the sanctuary, in Mexico News Dailywho has had to do with some of the animals have been eating days because there were no supplies and because employees could not arrive. The highlight was when one of the elephants of the place suffered an infection that required the review by veterinarians and they refused to enter the area for fear of that violence. It is evident that everything adds, but this is what caused it to be decided to relocate the animals, as Ernesto says in W Radio Mexico. This move was made without any advertisement for fear that the members of the cartels will take over the specimens and the destination is the El Charnto Biopark, a new sanctuary that will open in August and that is in Mazatlan, about 200 kilometers from Culiacán where things seem to be calmer. To carry it out, 15 trucks were needed and were accompanied by both members of the National Guard and by veterinarians and experts in fauna management. For Zazueta, who have been forced to have to make this decision is another sign of the deep War has permeated in everyday life of civilians. And in the Facebook account of the sanctuary, the caregivers They have shown How they say goodbye to them, since they will not be the ones who take care of them from now on. Because we have talked about the Sanctuary of Ostok, but it is estimated that, since September 2024, 97 schools, 800 businesses have closed and almost 1,000 murders have been reported only in Sinaloa. Images | Ostok Sanctuary on Facebook, CCTV In Xakata | The María Islands: The “Alcatraz” of Mexico where the most dangerous criminals in the country ended

Machu Picchu has become a world tourist destination. Now face the unwanted consequence: die of success

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Machu Picchu is one of the most popular icons in Peru, one of its greatest heritage treasures and a powerful magnet for tourists who only during the first two months of 2025 attracted more than 191,000 visitorsalmost 17% more than in 2024. For that reason, the Inca citadel of Cusco faces the same threat that looms over other large international destinations, such as Mount Fujithe monumental areas of Rome, Venice and Florence either The pyramids of Guiza, in Egypt, to cite only a handful of examples: tourist saturation. So They just warned The Peruvian authorities, who have launched a notice to navigators: the “tourist overload” of the Inca city threatens its conservation. What happened? That the Would control general Of the Republic, an autonomous body responsible for ensuring the assets and resources of Peru, has just made a warning to the country’s ministry of culture: Machu Picchu is suffering a “tourist overload.” The problem has been detected both in the old citadel and in the Inca road network (Qhapaq Ñan), he Road System of the Incas. After verifying the influx of visitors, the general control has come to the conclusion that there is an excess of tourists that puts “at risk” the conservation of both points and affects their “structure and ecosystem.” And if that message had not been clear enough, warns: To extend, that situation could lead to Machu Picchu ending in the World Heritage List in Danger of UNESCO, a risk that he already faced A few years ago. What is the problem? The Peruvian agency provides concrete data to support its complaints. Between April 17 and 30 of this year its operators detected “an overload” of 2,505 people on the upper terrace of the Inca city (Route 1-B). And it was not an isolated case. In May they estimate that this saturation will reach 1,546 users. What does that mean? That authorized maximum aguoros are repeatedly overcome in the protected space. “Although the sustainable access limit to said AES area of ​​450 people per day in regular or low season, the sale of tickets for daily income from 549 to 789 users was evidenced. And while in high season the limit is 490 people, access tickets of between 495 and 639 users were sold.” The key, They need From the control, although the state platform for the sale of tickets is respected the capacity of the upper terrace of the LlaqtaVisitors arrive on the road network. Is there more data? Yes. The agency has also detected a considerable “overload” of 836 visitors, on Route 5 of the Inca road network between April 17 and 30. In May the data will amount to 1,490. “Although the permitted capacity is 250 people per day, the sale of tickets for the entry of 300 users between tourists, guides and support personnel was evidence insist From the entity. In the case of the Route Route designedanother of the great tourist claims in the region, saturation reached 1,368 visitors during the last 13 days of April and set 1,248 people in May. The control even speaks of “errors in the sales platform” that “make it difficult to plan the number of visitors.” Why is it a worrying? Because that excess tourists can take its toll to the deposits. “These situations do not guarantee the conservation of the areas because the constant transit of visitors could cause the erosion of the soil in areas with pronounced slopes and nearby areas, as well as the compaction of the land due warns The entity. Something similar would happen on the route, where the technicians consider that the “overload” endangers the residential and ceremonial area for the wear of the stone. Is it something new? Yes. And no. The touch of attention of the control of the Ministry of Culture of Peru is new, but as it is responsible for remembering the body itself in Your official statement It is not the first time that the preservation of Machu Picchu generates debate. In 2017, UNESCO He examined the situation of the Inca citadel to decide whether or not to include it in the world heritage list. The problem, explained at that time from UNESCO, was not so much the state in which the sanctuary was, as the management of the “long -term” environment. “The difficulties are in the control of tourist flow in the area”, warned. E that occasion the Unesco chose not to register To Machu Picchu on his list, but he would control it, he remembers that this option could be on the table again. Is it a real risk? I would control it like this seems to believe it. In fact, he recalls that at the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting held in July last year in New Delhi, the state of the Inca deposit was approached. “Concern about the state of conservation of the historical sanctuary was expressed in relation to several aspects, including the high number of daily visitors that has generated pressure on the structures and the natural environment of the site.” The truth is that Peru It has moved token so that his great tourist claim does not die of success. At the beginning of this year the authorities of Cusco and the headquarters of the Archaeological Park of Machu Picchu They announced that would reinforce the safety and control in access to the citadel after a field guard be convicted of accepting bribes to pass to tourists skipping the rules. To avoid repeating episodes thus Cusco promised to reinforce inspections by the police and install cameras. Machu Picchu is one of Peru’s great claims: only during the first two months of 2025 attracted More than 191,000 peoplepromoting national tourism to record figures. Images | Eddie Kiszka (UNSPLASH) and Shashi Bellamkonda (Flickr) In Xataka | For decades the families adapted their vacations to travel with children. Today sends another priority: pets

The arrival of the human being to South America, seen through the DNA of the heirs of the last great migration

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Throughout our history as a species, Homo sapiens We have managed to reach the most remote corners on Earth. Millennia before the era of exploration, our ancestors undertook a trip that took them out of Africa and populate the great continental masses from Europe to South America. Among all these great migrations, one of the most surprising was the one that led humans from Siberia to Patagonia, a 10,000 trip whose details are knowing. History in genes. A new genetic study has given us new clues on the great migration that resulted in the population of the Americas. A migration of 20,000 kilometers whose implications still last in aspects as apparently distant as health. The study allowed to draw the history of migrations until the considered “final border” of human migrations, Tierra del Fuego, Explain the team responsible for the study. History of a millennia trip. This great migration would have begun in Siberia between 27,000 and 19,000 years ago Approximately during the last glaciation, in what we know today as the Bering Strait would have formed a “bridge” of land due to a lower sea level than the present. Through Alaska, these populations would have arrived in North America, but the expansion through this continent would have been only an intermediate stage. The study focuses on the second part of the trip, when part of the new American population crossed the Central American Isthmus to enter the last continent in being populated. The last border. The new genetic analysis allows us to know how humans expanded in South America. The responsible team detected that lineages In this continent they began to diverge with each other between 14,000 and 10,000 years ago. From this point, the South American population began to separate into four groups. The first to disintegrate was those who populated the Amazon basin, while the rest was distributed among the high areas of the Andes mountain range, the desert area of ​​the Chaco, and finally, Patagonia. Reading migration in genes. For its study, the team sequenced the genomes of 1,537 individuals belonging to 139 villages of the continent. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine Science. Very long -term implications. The consequences of this migratory movement and its vicissitudes still last and some of them still weigh on the native peoples of South America, especially as a consequence of the isolation of some of these populations with respect to the rest of humanity. This could explain why some populations were more susceptible to the introduction of infectious diseases by the first Europeans to reach the continent. “Those migrants carried only a subset of the genetic heritage in their ancestral populations (…). Thus, reduced genetic diversity also caused a reduced diversity in immunity -related genes, which can limit flexibility when fighting several infectious diseases,” stood out in a press release Kim Hie Lim, Co -author of the study. From the past to the present. Knowing new data on the genetics of American peoples can also help us in the present. This information is valuable when studying treatments of genetic diseases, or to better understand the functioning and impact of certain medications. In addition, the closest relationship between American and Asian populations implies new data on a population that, recalls the team responsible for the new work, covers 50% of the world’s population. In Xataka | A cave has revealed the macabre Mayan ceremony to honor its gods: there are 100 bones and none is where it should Image | Soyyosycocomiel / Martin St-Amant

China has an “island” that does not stop growing. His name is Chengdu and his secret is what he does not have: big salaries

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It would be said that there are two very different “Chinese” in terms of aspirations. On the one hand, we have that imposing image of the nation whose cities accumulate the greatest multimillionaires numberthe country that attracts talent With salariesand that is even putting in check to the Almighty Silicon Valley wallet. And then there is the other China, whose labor crisis He is impacting on Many young peopleand the stagnation of domestic consumption is making a dent in the economy. For that “second” China, there is a space that is becoming a refuge. His name is Chengdu, and not to grow. Welfare refuge. I told it in an extensive report The New York Times. In the midst of a Chinese economy marked by the stagnation of domestic consumption, labor uncertainty and a growing political repression, Chengducity of the southwest of the country with more than 2,300 years of history, it is emerging as a symbol of a new youth aspiration: living better, Even if he wins less. The payroll is not so important. Far from productive frenzy and the increase in housing that characterize megacities such as Shanghai, Shenzhen or Guangzhou, Chengdu has seen its population grow 30% in just five years, reaching the 21.5 million inhabitantsand its real estate market has become the most dynamic in the country, with a price increase 16.8% Since 2021. The secret? A relaxed lifestyle, its flourishing artistic scene, its emblematic pandas And, above anything else, its low cost of life, a recipe that makes it a magnet for young people tired of the urban “grind” and eager to reconnect with a more bearable existence, without completely renouncing opportunities. Disenchantment with the classic model. The Times explained That the decision to move to Chengdu is not only geographical: it is existential. The report counts cases of young people Like Emma Ma, That Beijing changed for an affordable apartment, a study of video clips and domestic help for $ 400 per month, or Treasure Wu, which left Shanghai after a “gray and oppressive experience”, cases that exemplify that generational turn. Under this prism, the idea that long working hours and high salaries justify a life sacrificed in congested cities begins to lose strength in front of a narrative where everyday well -being It matters more. Chengdu, formerly considered a lazy or uninformed city, now embodies an answer to the other China that, despite its Technological modernizationfails to offer guaranteed social ascent that lived previous generations, at least NO TO A PART. Reinvent yourself from the cultural. There is more, of course. He remembered the medium that despite offering fewer opportunities for professional promotion or competitive salaries, Chengdu has managed to capitalize on Your quality of life and its cultural legacy. As? From its huge LGTBQ+ community and its hip-hop scene to its bustling circuit of tea houses and Hot Pot restaurants, the enclave is perceived as a Oasis of expression and stability In times of uncertainty. To this is added its growing relevance in sectors such as Digital entertainmentaudiovisual production and e-sports, with successes Like Ne Zha 2 or video game studies that have promoted the local economy. Historically linked to national defense for its Strategic locationChengdu could now benefit from the turn that Xi Jinping wants to print to the Chinese economic model: a commitment to key industries Like semiconductors wave national production Advanced, far from foreign dependence. Thermometer of a national transition. If you want also, more than an urban anecdote, Chengdu’s boom serves as the thermometer of the internal tensions that policy to the second economy of the planet. On the one hand, it reflects a country that seeking balance between technological modernity and quality of life. On the other, it exposes the dissonance between An economic model Centered on export, which no longer yields as before, and the individual aspirations of millions that want much more than survive: They want to live well. As They pointed to the Times Several real estate analysts of the nation, Chengdu has something as simple to understand as difficult to achieve at the present time: it offers housing prices according to salaries, a luxury unthinkable in other large cities (Not only from China, of course), but that perfectly explains why so many seem willing to assume less lucrative jobs in exchange for time, space and community. End to the cult of sacrifice. Perhaps it is the last of the legs that should be analyzed. The Covid pandemia finished consolidating that transition. While Shanghai suffered endless confinementsChengdu It offered stability. What was previously judged as routine provincial It began to be seen as virtue. In Spain we also lived when we talked about Exodus and “Back to town”. But there it has remained. Today, what Chengdu represents goes beyond his pandas or his historical heritage: symbolizes a form of Quiet resistance and pragmatic against systemic exhaustion of a nation that is redefining its own values. In the words of analyst Huang Xue to the Times: “In times of uncertainty, people want to enjoy life when they can.” Thus, in that silent desire, the city aims to become, not only in China’s happiest city, but also in its most clairvoyant mirror. Image | Kristoffer Trolle In Xataka | The list of cities with more billionaires: China gives the definitive sorpasso and Asia Copa El Top 30 In Xataka | China is democrating its factories to produce cheaper. But not in India or Vietnam: in China

the mother of all the ships ro-ro

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The oceans are full of monsters. Of steel monsters, specifically, such as huge containers and Ro-Ro ships. These ships, also known as ‘Roll on-Roll off’, are giant parkings that serve to move large amounts of vehicles between countries. The SAIC company is one of the most powerful in the Chinese automotive industry and MG ownersone of the best -selling brands in Spain. And, just one year after the inaugural trip of His previous Megabarcothey have a new Trojan horse to continue flooding Europe with their cars. It’s called Anji Ansheng, and it’s a mole with space for up to 9,500 MG cars. Need. The Chinese manufacturers They have been expanding to other territories for years, but it has been more recently when large firms have begun to invade external markets. Europe is one of the most sweet customers of these companies (despite tariffs), but also We have Latin America in the equation. Although some Chinese brands already begin to harvest the fruits of your strategy of Factories abroadmost continue to export large volumes from China. In the case of SAIC, in 2024 they reached the brand of more than 5.5 million vehicles distributed in external markets And, during the SShanghai International Auto Alon This year, they announced the beginning of phase 3.0 of their strategy to launch 17 new models abroad. That implies that they need to carry many, many cars by boat from their Factories in China And Thailand, and that is where his new ro-ro comes into play. New Saic Anji. Baptized Like Anji Ansheng, we are talking about a monster that has become the world’s largest bake. That honor was the Changsha Byd 219 meters in length, 37.7 meters wide and capacity for 9,200 cars. The Anji Ansheng exceeds everything with a 228 -meter length, a 37.8 -meter sleeve and a whopping 9,500 cars. These dimensions and, above all, their capacity, leave the anhi sincerity and its capacity for 7,600 cars in the background. The ANSHENG is currently making its inaugural trip to Europe with several thousand MG in its interior parking colossal, with the aim of exceeding 243,400 cars sold in Europe by the company during 2024. One more. Within how imposing the new ship is, it is a piece in the SAIC strategy for Continue exporting cars. The company has 35 ships focused on that vehicle transport, among which there are 11 river ships to carry cars from interior factories to large international ports, 9 ocean ships for national trade and 15 for foreign trade. The plans are expansionists and, facing next year, Saic wants to have 22 ships for foreign trade to reinforce routes in Western Europe and the Mediterranean, but also to prop up markets such as Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, South America and Mexico. There they will have to compete against the national cheap cars. And the competition? It is not far behind, of course. Like Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia they are immersed in the Battle of skyscrapersSaic and Byd are involved in the battle to see who creates a larger car transport ship. As we say, Byd with his Changsha was the one who was at the head of this particular competition, but although Saic has created a larger ship, the strategy of his great Chinese rival also takes into account the size of his fleet. Because Changsha is the Shenzhen twin, and the idea is that three other twin ships are added to the fleet throughout the coming months, thus counting with five really huge ships that will have the capacity to Place more than 67,000 cars Out of China. Your goal? Being not only the brand that sells the most in China, but to overcome Chery and Saic, and precisely having a fleet of your own ships is one of the keys to these companies. One of the byd beasts They do not depend on paying rent for ships, it is cheaper to send cars outside their borders and it is the mode of, Despite tariffscontinue to maintain a constant flow of vehicles in the foreign market at very competitive prices. And it only remains to land the rest of the brands. Xiaomi included. Images | Byd, Saic In Xataka | Europe has focused on stopping Chinese electric cars. The true threat is in its cars with combustion engines

The owner of a Tesla Model and set out to come to Everest with his electric car. And he had a great idea called gasoline

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There is an obvious reason that continues to wear the sale of electric cars in Spain: the alleged lack of loaders. In Xataka We have already tried that it is not so much a lack of loaders as a evident invisibility of them and one lack of trust in your reliabilitywhich causes doubts that they have thought or might think of making the leap. On our trip From Berlin to Madrid aboard a Tesla Model 3 We verify that Europe is very nourished by chargers of all kinds, from rapids that allow recharging while you eat to the slow ones to use while you make night, passing through the ultra -graphs that on the service roads put the car in tune in a few minutes. But, as much as we want, we talk about Europe and not all places have the same facilities. You just have to look at the United States where recharge network It is much more scarce and unreliable than in our continent, which is delaying the adoption of technology. So, can we travel anywhere in the world with an electric car? Could we match the trip that this influencer is making for Carry your Fiat Marea to Japan from Spain? Could we, for example, go to Everest by electric car? Common sense tells us no. But it’s just that, common sense. A tesla, a generator and the roof of the world Common sense, beyond the manida phrase that it is the least common of the senses, is also fluctuating. What for some may seem an impossible mission, for others, simply, it is as easy as taking appropriate measures and adapting to each situation. That is why the owner of a Tesla Moder and did not see any problem in taking his car and putting Rumbo to Everest. If on the road I could find the electricity assortment, it was the least, it would manufacture it. As? Obviously, with an electric generator moved by gasoline. The story is told in Carnewschina where it is explained that the owner of the electric car created its own version of “extended autonomy.” To do this, he installed an 8 kW gasoline generator at the rear of the car. With him underway, he could fill the Tesla Model battery and a power similar to that of a domestic plug, specifically 3 kW. In the middle they point out that at that rate The Tesla recovered 19 kilometers Of autonomy every hour and that, full of the tank, the cargo of the car could be sustained for nine and a half hours. That is, at full capacity the generator could deliver about 180 kilometers of autonomy to the car during, for example, a plugged night. Only in this way has Lhatse County, Tibet region very close to Everest that is already 5,300 meters high. The adventure and its result can be seen in this video where the car owner tells his experience and shows how the system works. Although it is understood why this can be called Tesla Model and a “extended range” car or “extended autonomy”, we must bear in mind that it does not work as a vehicle that implements this technology to use. Simply use the electricity generator as a mobile plug that has to be fed by a fossil fuel. An extended rank electric car is one that is mostly used as an electric and takes advantage of gasoline in a very punctual way. This works, for example, a Mazda MX-30. In this case, it is the car itself that functions as an electricity generating station. The gasoline engine generates electricity that is sent to the battery and nourishes the electric motors that are the ones that move the car. When operating in a concrete regime of revolutions per minute, the gasoline engine always works in its most efficient range and, such as electric motors that move the wheels, although the combustion engine is in operation the touch of the car is still very similar to that of an electric. These types of cars are widely used in China because extended rank electric are considered New energy vehicles (NEV) and are classified at the same level as electric cars even though, in the background, it is plug -in hybrids and can emit CO2 and any other contaminating particle typical of a gasoline engine. In Spain, these cars also have zero dgt emissions sticker as electric since their autonomy is greater than 45 kilometers. But, in addition, they can receive the same aids as MOVES III PLAN that an electric car as long as they exceed 90 km of completely electric autonomy. Photo | @xiamo In Xataka | We have traveled 2,500 kilometers with an electric car and we have learned something: diesel is still the king

Thus Rieju ended with an exclusive quality-price jewel

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The story of how a brand born in Girona ended up assembling an ambitious project of the “Ferrari de las Motos” is as recent as curious. Whether or not, a biker, it is more than likely to have heard of Rieju. It is an iconic brand in Spain, born in 1934, and that still cups the top five of sales in some of the best -selling segments of our country. Your last release? A dart with Italian design and brutal price. But the least is the motorcycle itself, it is what has led them to create it. Let’s talk about Rieju. Those of us who have raised in the rural environment have raised with grandparents that mounted two types of motorcycle: Vespinos and Riejus. In 1934, Luís Riera Carré and Jaime Juanola Farrés (Riera + Juanola) They start their business journey by manufacturing bicycle accessories. Rieju is born, a company that decides to mount a 38cc auxiliary engine in one of its bicycles. The “cyclomotor”, in 1945, was the literal definition of the device. In the 50s, Rieju begins to strengthen ties with Italian companies. They closed agreements with Motori Minarelli to exclusively import engines and components on their motorcycles, a collaboration that is still alive today. Since then, Rieju has been a discrete sales company in Spain, but Leader in segments such as Ciclomotor. There are still the numbers one in April 2025. The Chinese approach. Although Rieju is a Spanish brand that assembles in Figueres (Girona), in recent years it began Your approach to one of the largest groups in the motorcycle industry: QJ Motor. This giant, owner of Benelli, Keeway and MBP, allied with Rieju to sell part of his product and technology under the Spanish brand. Rieju | HENGJIAN It is not the only company with which they have alliance. One of the recent launch of the company, the Rieju Aventura 500it is really a version of the CHONGQING HENGJIAN DAHAIDAO 500. The motorcycle is designed and produced in China, and here adapts to the European market. The Ferrari de las Motos. Chinese manufacturers They are sweeping in Spainand two of the four best -selling brands in our country already come from there. QJ Motors wants to sneak into this top, and has a plan with one of the most exclusive Italian manufacturers in the world. MV Augusta / QJ Motors MV Augusta is an Italian manufacturer, one behind some of the most exclusive motorcycles in the world. But it has a problem: its motorcycles are not sold. Solution?QJ Motors and MV Augusta formed a joint venturewhich allowed the Chinese manufacturer to adapt some of the exclusive concepts of the Italian manufacturer and land them to quality-price models with greater sale potential. RIEJU XPLORA 557. MV Agusta Lucky Explorer 5.5. A spectacular failed concept. And so he was born. In November 2021 MV Augusta showed in the eicma of Milan the Lucky Explorer 5.5. A spectacular motorcycle oriented to the trail and with a very striking design. It was the first motorcycle for MV AUGusta A2, with a 550cc engine manufactured by QJ Motors. The problem? He never saw the light. QJ Motors stayed with the thorn stuck, and Rieju has been in charge of bringing this concept under the name of Xplora 557. A quality-precio motorcycle, for less than 6,000 euros, and with a design inherited from one of the most exclusive manufacturers in the world of motorcycles (although MV Augusta now has as much Chinese essence as Italian). Image | Rieju In Xataka | The terror of European motorcycle manufacturers is not electrification, it is China

The broken bones of a dog from 16,000 years ago tell an important story: it was already our pet

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Although sometimes we forget it when We look at certain dogsthese animals were wild one day. It is not clear to what exact time Dog domestication beganbut what is evident is that, for humans, it was A ‘technological’ revolution. There are hypotheses that point to a domestication that would have occurred 40,000 or 20,000 years ago, but the most consistent tests point to Some point 14,000 or 17,000 years ago. There are several deposits in which evidence of the existence of the dog has already been found as a domestic animal, being the specimen found in Guipúzcoa the oldest known to date. In 2021, however, we found more than archaeological remains of a domestic dog: we find the proof that, in the stone age, Humans already worried about these animals. Maybe Not as much as nowbut there are those who think it was when we started to be ‘Pet Friendly’ as a species. The Paleolithic dog and the two sides of our early coexistence with them The discovery occurred when a group of speleologists was exploring the Cave of Baume Traucade to the south of France. In a cavity about 160 meters underground, they found something unique: a practically complete skeleton of an adult bitch. And the analysis Recently published It allows us to know all the details of the copy. The researchers consider that it is the remains of a dog of about 26 kilos of weight and a height to the cross of about 62 centimeterssimilar to that of a current Husky. With about 16,000 years old, it is in the category of “Paleolithic dog.” This represents the transition stage between the Wild and domesticated specimens. Even so, as impressive as their conservation, taking into account their age, they are the brands they found. Mietje Germonpréfrom the Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium, led the analysis and Comment That the humans of the Paleolithic began to collect wolf puppies from their burrows and to raise them at home as ‘pets’. The good condition of its bones allowed a comparative analysis with Lobosmodern dogs and other prehistoric fossils, but above all something caught attention: trauma marks. The team of researchers found evidence of several broken vertebrae that had healed, indicating that those humans of the past were already worried about caring for dogs when they were injured. However, the story of this specimen has a traumatic end. Literally. In addition to the bones that managed to heal, the researchers also found two sharp wounds in the scapulae that did not heal. This suggests that they occurred shortly before the animal’s death and, above all, that those wounds were produced by human weapons. It is impossible to know if he died at the hands of the tribe that took care of it or a rival faction, but it seems clear to infer that, in those early years of domestication, The relationship between dogs and humans was tensewith interest on the one hand, but fear and violence on the other. And, although finding that moment in which the dog ceased to be a wild animal and became our best friend is fascinating, it is also to verify how that company during millennia is causing that Dogs continue to evolve. The key? Our relationship is now not so based on work, but in closeness. Image | Paul Bill In Xataka | There is someone whose brain is synchronized when you look into his eyes. And that someone is your dog

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