El Dia reports: Options “El Chicotillo” is positioned as one of the hottest in Bolivia. Among the sweetest, are the “Asta de Toro” and the red pepper of San Julián. Chili permeates the palates of the world thanks to Bolivia. This is how renowned chef Marko Bonifaz defines this product grown in the municipality of…
Month: April 2019
Congressman Dorado: Aguilera was part of the hoax in the Rózsa case
El Dia reports: ‘He was under Soza’s orders’ The opposition deputy Luis Felipe Dorado said on Sunday that the current director of the Special Force of Fight Against Crime (Felcc) Santa Cruz, Colonel Jhonny Aguilera, was part of the hoax in the Rózsa case that caused the death of three foreigners during the police raid…
21-F generates new protest actions [Bolivian Democracy in peril]
El Diario reports, photo obtained from the internet: Defense of the citizen vote According to the activist of the OIP platform, Beto Astorga, the population should be aware that in these elections there are two illegally qualified candidates. Activists defending 21-F, will perform various citizen events to remind citizens that the candidates of the government,…
Drying Peatlands in the Bolivian Andes Threaten Indigenous Pastoral Communities
Maria Dombrov reports for Glacier Hub: The Andes are the longest mountain range in the world, stretching 4,500 miles long and spanning seven South American countries: Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Andean ecosystems include peatlands, grasslands, shrublands, salt flats, forests, and alpine regions. Mountain peatlands, or bofedales, play a particularly central role in the rearing…
Trump administration denounces Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, but remains silent on Bolivia. Huge mistake!
Andres Oppenheimer writes for Miami Herald, for the Spanish version, please click here: When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited a number of Latin American countries last week, he made several speeches denouncing the dictatorships of Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. But, regrettably, he didn’t say a word about Bolivia. It wasn’t an oversight. The Trump…
A Rich and Peppery Bolivian Brisket Sandwich Impresses in Brooklyn
Robert Sietsema reports for ny.eater.com: This traditional South American sandwich makes for a satisfying meal at Bolivian Llama Party It is my intention to celebrate the sandwich this year by finding as many tasty examples as possible, with a special emphasis on fringe styles, but also presenting sandwiches that were considered more normal 30 years…
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