By Windsor Hernani, El Deber: After nine months without ambassadorial appointments, Bolivia’s executive branch has finally proposed two candidates: José Luis Lupo as representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) and Luis Fernando Camacho as ambassador to Paraguay. Both appeared before the Senate’s International Policy Committee. Upon leaving, they declined to speak to the…
Relations between Bolivia and the Vatican: An Approach to Their “Prehistory” | Relaciones entre Bolivia y el Vaticano: Una aproximación a su «prehistoria»
By Francesco Zaratti: A chance encounter with the Apostolic Nuncio in Bolivia allowed me to learn a revealing fact: in 2027, Bolivia and the Holy See will mark the 150th anniversary of their “uninterrupted” relations. Curious to understand the evolution of this relationship since the founding of the Republic, and suspecting that its continuity concealed…
Ancestral Medicine and Bioeconomy | Medicina ancestral y bioeconomía
By El Deber: Ancestral Medicine and Bioeconomy: Women of Santiago de Chiquitos Protect the Forest and Preserve Traditional Knowledge Sofia Frias with a copaiba bark to prepare the remedies Santiago de Chiquitos, Bolivia — In the Chiquitano dry forest, ancestral medicine remains alive thanks to the women of the Asociación de Medicina Natural Santiagueña (Amenas), who safeguard knowledge…
Bolivia: Lives with two clocks showing different times | Vive con dos relojes que marcan horas distintas
By Brújula Digital: CAO and Cainco Warn Government Is Moving at a Different Pace Than the Real Economy The Eastern Agricultural Chamber (CAO) and the Santa Cruz Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services and Tourism (Cainco) warned that the Bolivian government is moving at a different pace than the real economy, which faces mounting losses and…
Loving Bolivia | Amar a Bolivia
By Juan José Toro, Brújula Digital: “Te amo Bolivia” (“I love you, Bolivia”) is a strategic campaign launched by the Government with the aim of promoting pride in and appreciation for the country among Bolivians themselves. It is a good initiative, but it overlooks an important detail: many Bolivians are already in love with Bolivia…
The State facing the moment of truth | El Estado ante la hora de la verdad
By Oscar A. Heredia, El Diario: Bolivia can borrow time, but it cannot borrow the future. There are moments in the life of a country when a crisis stops being merely a crisis and becomes a question. I believe Bolivia is living through one of those moments. The dollar is rising, prices are moving, and…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 