Today earthquake in Bolivian southwest, 4.9 Richter scale

El Deber reports in its website, today January 10, 2012 around 14:50: An earthquake of 4.9 degrees on the Richter scale occurred today in the region of Potosí, Chile border, so far there are no reported casualties or material damage, stated the Seismological Observatory of Saint Calixtus in La Paz. The entity said in a…

Bolivian public safety failure and escalating crime rates

Over the years, public safety has decreased at an alarming rate! The worst happens in beautiful Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Not only drug trafficking has brought violence to our streets, drug addicts commit felonies and are obviously more violent. The cartoon from El Diario, January 9, 2012 portrays our sad and frustrating reality. Crime rates…