Reports Value of Bolivian mineral exports, including zinc, copper, gold, sags 10% to $1.2 bil Jan-Aug Lima (Platts)–6 Oct 2015 408 am EDT/808 GMT Bolivia’s minerals exports dropped 10.4% to $1.2 billion in January-August from a year earlier due to declining metals prices and a month-long protest in the mining region of Potosi,…
Month: October 2015
Persist arbitrary use of Silala water in Chile
El Diario reports: While drought affects regions of the country Persist arbitrary use of Silala water in Chile • Authorities say there is a historical debt. The spring water passing to Chile is an average of 180 liters per second, water that this country consumes for more than 100 years, free. International law expert Iver…
Guaraní people turn to the law to fight latest battle with Bolivian authorities
Toby Stirling Hill reports for The Guardian: The history of Bolivia’s Guaraní, an indigenous people living in the country’s southern lowlands, is one of struggle in defence of their territory. In 1892, an uprising against local landowners ended with the massacre of more than 2,000 Guaraní. A century later, Guaraní activists confronted oil companies seeking…
Let be known to the world, so there is no doubt: History shows how Chile usurped Bolivia’s Litoral
El Diario reports: History shows how Chile usurped Bolivia’s Litoral The historical record shows that the union between the Andean region of Bolivia and the Atacama coast dates back to prehistory. After the independence of Bolivia in 1825, the Litoral Province was established in 1829 and in 1867 was incorporated as Department, with an area…
A 3D printer takes shape in Public University of El Alto by the mind and will of Roberto Mayta
Gabriel Diez reports for Pagina Siete: Roberto Mayta, a student aged 24, is the creator of the project A 3D printer takes shape in Public University of El Alto The promoter said that one of his goals is to print parts requiring his fellow students for their work in the area of robotics. Aiming to…
WARNING: Current crisis is not temporary but structural and long-term
El Diario reports: According to an study by IMF economists: Current crisis is not temporary but structural and long-term The flexibility of the exchange rate, which has increased in countries exporting raw materials during the last decade can help mitigate the impact of falling commodity prices. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that the global…
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