El Diario reports: According to opponents The ambush of a Umopar patrol, after discovering the airstrip, is a fact that shows the close complicity of coca growers and drug trafficking, says Oscar Ortiz Regardless of the injured personnel, the death of a resident was recorded due to the impact of a gunshot, a fact that…
Month: March 2019
Indicators for election year [lower than ever in evo’s presidency, yet he continues to misuse our funds …]
Editorial from Pagina Siete, graph from IBCE through Infobae: As it had not happened before, the government has moderated its optimism regarding the economy. During the presentation of the Financial Fiscal Program 2019, the Economy Minister, Luis Arce, has released the word “uncertainty”, although he has attributed it to the international variables that, he said,…
Thousands take to streets to celebrate Bolivia’s Carnival
The Associated Press reports: Musicians play during the Carnival in Oruro, Bolivia, Saturday, March 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) LA PAZ, Bolivia — Tens of thousands of revelers are celebrating Carnival in Bolivia. The largest parade took place Saturday in the Andean city of Oruro, which is located 120 kilometres (75 miles) south of La…
Canvas of the Virgen del Socavón was restored
El Diario reports: Patroness of Bolivian folklore The canvas of the Virgen del Socavón [Virgin of the Mine], Patroness of the National Folklore, is duly stable and without deterioration after the armoring and insulation work, informed the person in charge of Furniture Heritage of the Ministry of Culture, Carlos Rua Alanda. According to official information,…
CODE and Ralf Pasel Boarding School Bella Vista Agronomy Campus Bolivia
Floornature reports; Architect and professor Ralf Pasel designed Bella Vista Boarding School with the Department of Structural Design and Construction (CODE) and 40 architecture students from the Institut für Architektur at Technische Universität Berlin, concluding the second stage in the Bella Vista Agronomy Campus and making a concrete contribution to fighting poverty in Bolivia. About…
Satellite T. Katari, a white elephant [evo’s waste of funds]
Editorial from El Diario, you can also read our earlier [09/21/2014] post here: A poignant question has been worrying for several years to the opinion of the country: the existence of the Túpac Katari Satellite, bought by the government of President Evo Morales to the Republic of China for just over 300 million dollars. In…
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