Government’s self admiring club of friends…

Current Bolivian government will have a self admiring gathering between December 12 and 14. Most of the actors and stakeholders of Bolivian public policy will not be present unfortunately. This cartoon was published  by La Razon, December 9, 2011. You can an annoyed and disgusted president, at a party where many of their “old-time” supporters…

Needed clarification:

Please remember that most posts here are English translations from Spanish articles from Bolivian newspapers or news heard or seen in radio and TV, respectively. [Brackets like these will be used, in the main body of the post, to reflect clarifications in the language, background and at times my opinion based on experience in the…

What worries us Bolivians?

Pagina Siete reports on a recent poll about what worries the citizens of Bolivia: The lack of public safety, the family economy and the growth of corruption are the main concerns of Bolivians, according to the latest IPSOS poll. The opinion study prepared for Pagina Siete reveals that 23% of the country is concerned about…

Beautiful Titicaca lake and pollution

El Deber reports on an Erbol news regarding pollution in lake Titicaca: The “small” lake, also called Wiñaymarka, in Titicaca [please visualize the size of the whole and you will notice a larger and a smaller part of it.] It is contaminated every day with millions of gallons of untreated sewage from the cities of…

Bolivia is the largest producer of organic cocoa!!

This week is almost over and finally! a piece of good news!! As reported by Gabriela Imaña, La Prensa (for full Spanish article, please use the link below): Currently, Bolivia is recognized as the world’s largest producer of organic cocoa; it grows in the Alto Beni region. The Department of La Paz has 90 percent of…