Of course Bolivia Doesn’t Want a President for Life!

This article is accurate until the last paragraph as it doesn’t capture the real evo, he came from a very vertical union and as such he does as he pleases, he is like a Führer and nothing happens without his consent. Thus, he will relentlessly push for holding power, at all cost! He is nothing…

Precipitation threatens Brazil nut production Bolivia

Gerben Daalmans reports for Freshplaza: Flooding leads to delivery delays Precipitation threatens Brazil nut production Bolivia Due to the current floods, the government in Bolivia has proclaimed a state of emergency, partially evacuating the province of Pando. This state of emergency has an impact on the value chain of Brazil nuts, one of Bolivia’s most…

Museum conserves giant mammal skull in Oruro

Edwin Conde Villarreal reports for El Diario, excerpts follow: Museum conserves giant mammal skull in Oruro • The animal could have measured four to five meters long and with a diet exclusively of leaves and herbs, sometimes of grains, was an herbivore that lived in the Quaternary period. The fossilized skull of a lazy bear…

The top five things to do in La Paz, Bolivia

Jill MacNab writes for News Hub: The top five things to do in La Paz, Bolivia If you read much about travel, you can’t fail to have noticed Bolivia popping up on nearly every ‘top 10 countries to visit’ over the last two years. It’s in that perfect sweet spot of still being completely local…

The curious customs of Copacabana, the original one!

Jenny Adams for the BBC: The curious customs of Copacabana On Lake Titicaca’s southern edge, Copacabana, Bolivia, is famed for an ancient relic, miracles and a religious rite that includes showering new cars in cold beer. My first thoughts were that Copacabana, Bolivia, looks a lot like Italy’s Amalfi Coast. From a distance, across the…