William Julian reports for the GlacierHub: Climate, Economy, Family: Migration in the Bolivian Andes High in the Bolivian Andes, the pace of glacial retreat is accelerating, which may significantly decrease the amount of glacial meltwater available to streams and aquifers critical to farming communities in the region’s river basins. In addition to the long-term threat posed…
Month: June 2017
ECLAC suggests change of Bolivian extractivist model, after wasting over $160 billion dollars!
El Diario reports: ECLAC suggests change of extractivist model • A new paradigm must be applied that will contribute to put to an end the economic, social and environmental inequalities, in order to move towards sustainable development, according to the institution. • In Bolivia, the low oil price affected the economy and the oil income…
While Bolivian gov misuses money with boondoggles, there are clear health unresolved needs and aid comes along!
Rachael Espaillat reports for Your4State: Local dentist goes to Bolivia to provide dental care For some patients it was their first time seeing a dentist Hagerstown, MD – A local dentist traveled nearly 4 thousand miles to give quality dental care to those in need. Dentist Reza Keshmiri, a dentist at Kool Smiles in Hagerstown,…
Bolivia lags behind attracting investments
El Diario reports: Bolivia to the tail in attraction of investments Former Mining Minister Dionisio Garzón said Bolivia lags behind in investments, while Colombia, Ecuador and Argentina have attractive rules to attract foreign capital, and seek to develop their sector. He regretted that the Government does not have attractive projects, while Ecuador is in the…
Bolivian History 101: The Chaco, the war that Bolivia ended up winning
Ivone Juarez reports for Pagina Siete: The Chaco, the war that Bolivia ended up winning On June 14, 1935, at noon, the ceasefire was declared on the battlefield of the Chaco War. Then came three years of negotiations in which Bolivia achieved its objectives: access to the Atlantic and the defense of its oil. Radio…
What locals call the ‘gates of hell’: inside the infamous mines of Potosi
Matt Castell reports for news.com.au: What locals call the ‘gates of hell’: inside the infamous mines of Potosi IT’S pitch black, I have a pocket full of explosives and I’m thirsty. Caleb has the water so my only option is a plastic bottle of pure grain alcohol. “Caleb?” I splutter, a quiver of nervousness in…
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