Humberto Vacaflor Ganam, El Diario: Just as Russia views the Ukraine as part of its territory, Chapare strategists see Santa Cruz as their land of expansion, or their backyard. The strategy includes attitudes typical of the most aggressive imperialisms, although the details of this operation are known only to a few people from Santa Cruz….
Month: July 2023
Poverty and politics | Pobreza y política
Editorial, El Dia: The cocalero [coca grower] Morales has just made a criminal confession in Argentina. In a forum for leftist activists, he said that the rich do not need to do politics because they already have money and that it is the poor who should take power because they need resources to improve their…
Crime and impunity | Crimen e impunidad
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The direct threat made against a journalist from Santa Cruz by a person who identified himself as a member of a family linked to drug trafficking is a serious warning of the risk that hangs over the entire country —and not only for information workers— as result of the incessant expansion of…
What happened to the national coat of arms? – ¿Qué sucedió con el escudo nacional?
Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: Now that we are approaching August 6, the date of the birth of the Republic, we start to think about whether the Plurinational State has achieved its objective of getting rid of it and we see that it is making very little progress in its purpose, because it is facing the…
The shortage of dollars weakens the economy – La escasez de dólares debilita la economía
El Diario: The Millennium Foundation holds The shortage of the US currency in the country weakens the national economy, points out a report from the Millennium Foundation; meanwhile, the Government highlights the low inflation with a cost for Bolivians of 2,000 million dollars in subsidies, added to this price controls. The Minister of Economy and…
Against illegal mining and deforestation | Contra la minería ilegal y la deforestación
ANF, Correo del Sur: The welcome sign for visitors. | El cartel de bienvenida a los visitantes. Route to get to the Madidi Park checkpoint. | Recorrido para llegar al puesto de control Del Parque Madidi. Park ranger Remberto Chihuapuri explains to visitors about the biodiversity of the protected area. | El guardaparque Remberto Chihuapuri…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 