Month: May 2019

Rains and snow affect three regions of the country

El Diario reports: The intense rains in several regions of the country caused the cutting of roads on departmental roads between Santa Cruz and Cochabamba. In the mountain range of the Tunari it snowed. TRAFFIC COVERAGE IN THE SAN JOAQUÍN ARROYO SECTOR OF LA PAZ – UNDUAVI SECTION DUE TO ROAD MATERIAL MUD SLIDE. Three…

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evo will not have 2/3 at the Congress due to corruption and drug trafficking

El Diario reports, pertaining excerpts follow: MAS insists on totalitarianism Núñez: Morales will not have 2/3 due to corruption and drug trafficking For the President – candidate and leader of the cocalero, winning the general elections is not a problem, now the objective is to triumph with more than two thirds to dominate all the…

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World Report 2019 – Human Rights Watch: Bolivia under peril

Human Rights Watch 2019 report: People from different departments of Bolivia march towards La Paz against the nomination of Bolivian President Evo Morales as candidate for reelection for the October 2019 national elections, in Villa Remedios, Bolivia, on December 5, 2018. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) authorized the nomination of Evo Morales for a fourth…

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International Court will issue ruling on Tipnis complaint

El Diario reports: It will be on May 15 The process in the middle of the construction of the road that runs through the heart of the Isiboro Sécure reserve began in 2017 when the indigenous people denounced the violation of their rights in Germany. In 2018, a commission visited the region and verified the…

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Bolivia achieves fifth place in bird watching

Catherine Camacho reports for La Prensa: Bolivia entered the top five in the world ranking of the countries with the highest bird sightings during the Global Big Day (GBD) that took place last Saturday, in which 171 nations participated. “Bolivia ranked fifth in this event, which is an important achievement. More than 890 species of…

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