BBC reports, listen by clicking the photo: The Salar de Uyuni is a stunning pristine salt flat high in the Andes – it is also the world’s biggest lithium deposit, worth many billions of dollars. Ed Butler asks whether this as yet untapped resource will prove a blessing or a curse for the people of…
Year: 2020
‘Scrotum frog’ facing extinction without multinational effort to save it
Jeff Parsons reports for Metro: In a time when it seems like most species are under some form of threat, spare a thought for the scrotum frog of South America. Found in Lake Titicaca on the border between Bolivia and Peru, this slimy, wrinkled little amphibian is on the edge of being wiped out. Covered…
Lawmakers push toxic disinfectant as Covid-19 treatment in Bolivia, against Health Ministry’s warnings
Radina Gigova reports for CNN: (CNN) The US and Brazil aren’t the only countries where political leaders have appeared to contradict the advice of medical experts. In Bolivia, several lawmakers are fighting to recognize a toxic cleaning agent as a Covid-19 therapy, even as health officials warn it could be deadly. In the city of…
Bolivia: A pivotal moment for Populism and the pandemic response
Evan Ellis reports for The Global Americans: The landlocked South American nation of Bolivia does not often receive much attention from Washington. But as the region struggles with the health, economic, security, and political impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the possible return of leftist populism in Bolivia–and its implications for the region—has raised alarms. On…
October is better for the elections – Está mejor octubre para las elecciones
Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: October is better for the elections The coronavirus is ravaging Bolivia. As of July 27, there are more than 69,429 infected, about 2,583 dead; the recovery rate of the sick is very low, it does not exceed 31%. Months ago we saw heartbreaking scenes in Guayaquil, Bolivia is not…
Strikes must be conscious acts – Huelgas deben ser actos conscientes
Editorial from El Diario: Strikes must be conscious acts The pernicious custom of arranging strikes even for trivial “reasons”, as many labor entities do, seriously damages the country, uselessly paralyzes it and even destroys the little hope of achieving development. However, there is an effort to determine stoppages and strikes without valid reasons or just…
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