The Week This past week, Evo Morales’s supporters paralyzed the country By Milan Sime Martinic Bolivian President Luis Arce, center, and his Vice President David Choquehuanca, left, wave to supporters from a presidential palace balcony | AP High in the Andes mountains, the air is thin. Opportunities are scarce. Held together by strong regional societal…
Month: January 2024
Political and mental blockage | Bloqueo político y mental
Editorial, El Deber: Blocking roads is, without a doubt, the most undemocratic protest measure that can exist, and Bolivia can more than attest to the perverse consequences that this pressure measure has left throughout recent history. In August 2020, a general road blockade, in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic, prevented the arrival of…
Rain and thunderstorms | Lluvias y tormentas eléctricas
Los Tiempos: Senamhi predicts rain and thunderstorms for the following days in these regions Reference photo. (Archive) | José Rocha National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi) reported that this weekend rains and thunderstorms are expected in certain regions of the country. Rainfall is also forecast for next week. The Senamhi forecaster, Kenny Quispe, told…
Political persecution – Erwin Bazán – Persecución política
El Diario: “They are prosecuting me because I denounce corruption, drug trafficking and I am anti-masista” The motives for carrying out the criminal and civil proceedings against the opposition deputy Erwin Bazán, Creemos, by the Minister of Government, Eduardo Del Castillo, are the complaints of corruption, drug trafficking in political power and his “anti-masista” party…
Jucumari: in peril | en peligro
Excerpts from an article by/Extractos de un artículo de Cindy Soliz, Oh (Magazine), Los Tiempos: THE JUCUMARI, STALKED HABITAT PROBLEMATIC. The expansion of the agricultural frontier and human growth are a serious threat to the habitat of this species. This causes significant loss of their natural environment, which is one of the biggest concerns for…
The mockery of January 22 | La mofa del 22 de enero
Manfredo Kempff., El Deber: The mockery of January 22 The January 22 holiday is a mockery, it is the biggest rant that has been made on historical issues in the country and that should no longer be allowed. January 22 is not remembered as Plurinational State Day; t is a lie, because what is being…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 