News Track reports: IN BOLIVIA, CHRISTMAS IS CELEBRATED FROM CHRISTMAS EVE UNTIL EPIPHANY By Payal Dwivedi Most of the people of Bolivia are Catholic and several people go to a Midnight Mass service on Christmas Eve named the ‘Misa de Gallo’ (Mass of the rooster). At Midnight people like to let of fire-crackers! Families often…
Month: December 2017
Forever evo?
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: The following is a good article, captures most of what has happened so far. I would only add that a huge number of former masistas, known as “thinkers” have left the masismo and now are fierce critics of this government. We should also remember the “other” leftists that did not make the…
Bolivian Government leaves Brazil-nut prices to the free market
Bolivian thoughts opinion: To begin with, in Bolivia we tend to use the words chestnut, brazilian nut and almonds as if they were synonyms, nothing could be more misleading. Bolivia is the largest producer of what is known as brazilian nuts. I believe that this populist government has finally understood what is the problem when…
Carmen Buitrago: The only certified Bolivian sommelier and a singani for export
Alejandra Pau reports for Pagina Siete: The only certified Bolivian sommelier and a singani for export Carmen Buitrago is a professional expert in the analysis of wines in Italy. San Remo, the winery of his family, produces the only singani from Chuquisaca that is exported to the United States and Australia. The only certified Bolivian…
Bolivian Indigenous group teams up against re-nomination of egocentric evo
El Diario reports: Indigenous group teams up against re-nomination Original indigenous organizations opposed to the Movement to Socialism (MAS) met in the north of Potosí, and issued a pronouncement by which they commit to work together in defense of democracy and against Evo Morales to run again for the presidency, reported radio Pío XII of…
Another failure of evo’s gov: Ortiz requests inspection with the media at the urea plant
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: News like this, reaffirm my belief that we have the worst ochlocracy ever thought possible running our country. This plant’s location is absurd, so far away from our best market, it should have been placed in Puerto Villarroel, so that urea and ammonia could have reached the Matto Grosso region in Brazil….
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