It puzzles and infuriates me when this time of the year comes and our beautiful country fills with smoke of controlled and uncontrolled fires… slush and burn practices continue, systematically damaging our health, our environment… ALL government (national, regional, municipal) fail to take appropriate action! Manuel Filomeno reports for Pagina Siete: In a single day,…
Month: September 2012
Bolivian coca and cocaine: Obama laments drug war failures
The following report is from “iol news” which reflects Bolivian poor fight against cocaine illegal trade. Further below, there are a few cartoons which portray this pernicious malady which triggers corruption, violence and drug addiction. Obama laments drug war failures September 14 2012 at 11:57pm By SAPA Washington – US President Barack Obama Friday accused…
Bolivia: stories of an “inter-cultural” flight
This fine article, written by Monica Olmos and published in Los Tiempos, shows the tip of the iceberg, it happens all over our beautiful Bolivia… and certainly does not help to ease the antagonism and intolerance that continues to build-up ever since current government assumed power… Stories of an “inter-cultural” flight Boarding an airplane becomes…
Ecology 101 – Bolivia’s incredible biodiversity
I had the privilege of visiting the Madidi, the Chalalan lodge and walk at 4am in those trails and be enchanted by the wildlife! Hard to reach, remember four hours in a boat after a road trip of over 14 hours, sorting blockades, leaving a powerful 4×4 at the side of the road and on…
Major Bolivian Union (COB) calls for a strike, today!
Bolivians seem not to understand that there are other mechanism for negotiation and dialogue… This government continues to lead, through history, with the government with more strikes and blockades in Bolivian history. Bad public policies, lack of enforcing private property rights, and some ‘allies’ to current political party in power use road blockades and strikes…
Bolivia: Latest humor on our daily ordeal
This week, part of our country experiences road blockades, our exports are still under the bureaucratic cloud of current governmental red tape, no new investors are knocking our doors… so, here are some cartoons from our press that capture our current quest. This is from El Diario, September 11, 2012: It portrays the mixed signals…
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