I welcome Marco Antonio Guzman Rocabado to The Hall of Bolivian Fame! Los Tiempos reports: Toxic Wins Award in Canada The poster of graphic artist paceño [from La Paz] Marco Antonio Guzman Rocabado, aka Toxic Marco, was selected as picture of the 38 Montreal Film Festival 2014 to be held in August. The results of…
Month: May 2014
Smuggled junk vehicles, demagogue… sounds familiar? Just current gov’s “accomplishments”
An Editorial from El Deber: Undocumented vehicles According to the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), in the country there are circulating 12,000 undocumented vehicles, but according to the National Customs agency, there are only 500. These data show, first, a huge margin of discrepancy between two State offices, which could be very serious if it would…
Bolivia Tourism 101: River Dolphins!
Few people realize that there are river dolphins and Bolivia has them! Come and visit. This news from the Guardian.com has come to my attention by La Ruta del Bufeo, as we are FB friends: Spotting river dolphins in Bolivia by Ed Stocker The bufeo (river dolphin) is a creature of myth, but you’re pretty much…
Bolivian government cannot rule in Yapacani, thanks to cocaine and anarchy!
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Deber: The withdrawal from Yapacani It is probable that the FARC have come to control Colombian territory with the same method now used by narco traffickers in Bolivia, gradually forcing the State to give up, to withdraw from large areas. The Government was just forced to withdraw its project of…
Sexual harassment and misogyny under the lead of Bolivian politicians
Two of the most voted Bolivian politicians have pending issues for their inappropriate, rude and contemptuous arrogance actions against women. There were misogyny remarks from current president of the State and for sexual harassment of the Mayor of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Lot was said and reported on both cases, today I will just focus…
In lieu of another “corrupt” Bolivian presidential election, we MUST UNITE!
Manfredo Kempff writes in El Deber: The hour of unity October 12 will be the presidential election. We understand the difficulties that opposition has to gather and face a gale from the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), which destroys everything leaving only scorched earth and are still celebrating their victories with unprecedented management orgies. We will…
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