Craig Tansley reports for Financial Review: Bolivia: on top of the world and far from the madding crowd “Forget everything you know about Chile… you’re in Bolivia now.” Guide Erich Hochhauser’s face looks so wind-worn you could crack walnuts on his cheekbones. Backpackers are huddling in tiny shelters beside the border checkpoint, a 90 km/h gale…
Month: October 2017
This is no joke: Bolivian ruler invokes his “human right” to stay in power
Andres Oppenheimer writes for Miami Herald: This is no joke: Bolivian ruler invokes his ‘human right’ to stay in power While many of us were trying to absorb the news of the Las Vegas massacre and President Trump’s bungled response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, a growing political scandal in South America went almost…
Bolivia wants to recover strawberry exports
Fresh Plaza reports: Bolivia wants to recover strawberry exports Five years ago Bolivia stopped exporting the “red gold” – this is what some growers in Comarapa call the strawberry. This fruit is very rich in flavor and in production because it is one of the few that gives fruit throughout the year. According to data…
Bolivia’s army in dispute with government over Che Guevara homage
BBC News reports: Bolivia’s army in dispute with government over Che Guevara homage A row has broken out in Bolivia between the government and army veterans over the 50th anniversary of the death of the Cuban revolutionary, Ernesto “Che” Guevara. The Bolivian government is planning a series of commemorations next week in the presence of…
Notre Dame to host a Young Bolivian Leader: Freddy Poma
Luis Ruuska reports for Notre Dame News, excerpts pertaining Bolivia follow: Notre Dame to host 10 new Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) fellows The University of Notre Dame will welcome 10 business and social entrepreneurs from across Latin America and the Caribbean beginning Monday, Oct. 9, for the 2017 Young Leaders of the…
Uyuni, Potosi Bolivia: Salt of the earth
Tim Johnson reports for The Globe and Mail Inc.: Salt of the earth Looking for an epic road trip? Tim Johnson finds one in the vast salt flats of Bolivia: a three-day adventure where every kilometre covered is 3,600 metres above sea level. If there’s a horizon line ahead, I don’t see it. Every time…
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