Will strikes continue in Bolivia?

Government officials and COB union leaders met today and discussed mainly on how to handle the dismissal of Supreme Decree 21060. Which was the one implemented to stop hyperinflation in the mid 80s, after UDP populist government had to cut short its term. This decree sets out the ground rules for open market economy, which this…

Food for thought

I have received the following opinion and for us, Bolivians is a pretty accurate one: “It’s heartbreaking reading about the unrest through your blog. Heartbreaking… and filled with potential, too. I wonder which way the wind will blow and which trees will fall. Much of this, of course, isn’t being noticed in the United States,…

Weather in Santa Cruz and update on Bolivia

I drove to Viru Viru airport this morning (5:30) with heavy rain fall until I got back home. There was  south wind blowing, on my way back the water canal on the side of second ring was filling rapidly, less than a meter to reach the street. That heavy tropical rain is something I like to watch, not so…