Por Benjamin Swift, Mongabay: Después del auge de la quinua, los agricultores bolivianos enfrentan suelos degradados y estrés climático AROMA MARKA, Bolivia — Las colinas onduladas alrededor del pueblo de Aroma Marka son una cacofonía de colores: vainas de quinua amarillo dorado, rojo intenso y negro púrpura salpican el paisaje por lo demás árido de…
Bolivia: No Puede Gobernarse Mediante la Política del Asedio | Cannot Govern Itself Through Siege Politics
Editorial, Pensamientos Bolivianos: La Constitución boliviana no establece un “veto callejero” sobre gobiernos elegidos democráticamente. Establece una república democrática regida por elecciones, sucesión constitucional, separación de poderes y procedimientos institucionales. Esa diferencia importa hoy, cuando sectores de la Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) y organizaciones aliadas llaman abiertamente a la renuncia del presidente Rodrigo Paz apenas…
It Has Already Gone Too Far… | Ya está de buen tamaño…
By Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: It’s already gone too far that little union bosses keep paralyzing the country whenever they please. In a nation like ours, wrecked after the blue hurricane that destroyed everything and lasted 20 years, one cannot demand that, in six months, hydrocarbons suddenly become abundant, highways be left in perfect condition,…
Vendors Warn They’ll Clear Blockades | Gremiales advierten que desbloquearán
By ANF, Eju.tv: Union Leader Says Era of “Social Organizations” Is Over and Warns They May Move to Clear Roadblocks “It is now the time of productive organizations,” said César Gonzáles, who argued that the era of the so-called social organizations ended after the MAS party’s 20 years in power. There is growing anger among…
Resilience Despite Seditious Blockades | Resiliencia pese a bloqueos sediciosos
By Carlos Corz, Vision 360: Faced with the road blockades, the Government asks those affected for resilience and assures that it will not allow a breakdown of the constitutional order The government of President Rodrigo Paz assured that the radical demonstrators are seeking police intervention in order to generate greater violence. Red ponchos at one of the…
Omereque’s Hidden Legacy | El legado oculto de Omereque
By Los Tiempos: Rock Paintings and Millennia-Old Vestiges: The Hidden Treasure of Omereque South of Cochabamba, in the town of Omereque, the majestic flight of the Red-fronted Macaw (Ara rubrogenys), an endemic and endangered species, has become the region’s main tourist attraction. But it is not the only treasure this territory holds. Around the Mizque…
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