The Editors of World Politics Review: In September, Bolivian President Evo Morales signed a long-anticipated law enacting reforms to the country’s justice system, which consistently ranks among the worst in the Western Hemisphere. The law aims to alleviate heavy caseloads for judges and reduce long wait times for cases to be resolved, but it fails…
Month: December 2018
Travel Advice: Demonstrations and National Strike planned for Bolivia in coming days – advice and information
Safe Travels Magazine reports: Protests are planned for La Paz on Thursday 6th December, followed by a nationwide strike on Monday 10th December. Expect disruption and travel delays. If you come across a road block or other barriers, do not attempt to cross it. Travel advice If you are in the area, please consider the…
Bolivia court green lights new Morales reelection bid … WTF?!
AFP reports through France 24: A Bolivian court on Tuesday gave a green light for President Evo Morales to seek reelection, which opponents say is unconstitutional. “The full chamber of the Supreme Electoral Court, by virtue of the jurisdiction and competence exercised by law,” approved nine candidates for primary elections in January, including Morales, according…
Chincana Ruins
Max Cortesi contributed to Atlas Obscura; Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca. Isla del Sol (Island of the Sun) is a small island in Bolivia’s Lake Titicaca. On the northern side of the island is Chincana, an Incan settlement now in ruins. The Chincana ruins bear testimony to the island’s rich pre-Columbian…
Bolivia’s Almost Impossible Lithium Dream
Laura Millan from Hyperdrive reports through Bloomberg: One of the world’s poorest nations is sitting on the second-largest amount of the mineral needed to power electric cars. A small army of workers from cities and villages across Bolivia boards the buses for the last leg of a commute that can last days. The meandering, bumpy dirt roads,…
Citizens’ Collective prefer to confront before the Supreme Electoral Tribunal
EFE and ANF report via Correo Del Sur: March against re-election begins Citizens groups began yesterday marches in two parts of the country in rejection of the re-nomination of Evo Morales and Alvaro Garcia Linera for the 2019 general elections. The central mobilization that brings together several groups of citizens of the country left yesterday…
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