TIPNIS: The head of the coca growers in Caranavi, La Paz, Juan Machaca is threatening to blockade the TIPNIS protest walk; if the group does not meet with the government. He demands that the road through the TIPNIS and hydrocarbon investments should continue as they will bring development. http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2011/2011-09-13/vernotaahora.php?id=110912191751 Today, the presence of the Foreign Affairs Minister, David Choquehuanca…
Day: September 13, 2011
Sadly evidence: UN report on Bolivian coca crop
Pagina Siete reports coca crops in Chapare is extending to Yapacani, see below map: Reports warns that 22% of the coca leaf are inside the National Parks of the Chapare, Cochabamba. Around 39 hectares are reported in Yapacani, Santa Cruz; report was delivered yesterday to the Bolivian government. [remember that in the past, coca growers always “claimed”…
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