Chicken Shortage Looms | Se avecina escasez de pollo

By Bolivia Tv, Eju.Tv: Impact of road blockades will be felt until July with reduced chicken meat supply, poultry farmers warn Cochabamba “received around 500,000 fewer baby chicks, when the department normally receives approximately 1.3 million baby chicks per week,” revealed the vice president of the Cochabamba Poultry Farmers Association (ADA), Iván Carreón. The road…

Due to the conflicts, the US Embassy temporarily closes its consular services in La Paz | Por los conflictos, la Embajada de EEUU cierra temporalmente sus servicios consulares en La Paz

By Unitel, El Dia: The embassy warned that ongoing road blockades and protests are taking place in Bolivia, disrupting transportation and other essential services. The suspension applies to May 27 and 28. The US Embassy in Bolivia. Photo: Social media The United States Embassy in Bolivia suspended routine consular services in La Paz for Wednesday,…

The Altiplano Jihad | La Jihad altiplánica

By Diego Ayo, Brujula Digital: Hearing a peasant announce that “we are going to carpet the La Paz-Oruro highway with corpses” is dramatic. It is even worse when a pair of lawmakers openly devote themselves to issuing threats without the slightest shame. Nilton Condori states that “if we are going to change the Political Constitution…

Chuquisaca’s Cry for Freedom | El Grito Libertario de Chuquisaca

By El Diario: 217 Years Ago Chuquisaca Ignited Alto Peru’s Fight for Freedom in 1809 On May 25, 1809, Chuquisaca became the scene of a rebellion that marked the beginning of the emancipation movement in Alto Peru. The former capital of the Audiencia of Charcas, today Sucre, ceased to be merely an administrative and university…