By EFE, Vision 360: Bolivia: the world’s largest salt flat welcomes thousands of tourists for the end of the year It spans 10,582 square kilometers and is one of the favorite destinations for thousands of people. Photograph from December 22, 2024, showing tourists celebrating at the Uyuni Salt Flat (Bolivia). Photo: EFE At more than…
Month: December 2024
What does 2024 leave us? | ¿Qué nos deja el 2024?
By German Huanca, El Deber: 2024 closes as a year marked by a profound economic crisis, whose origin is closely tied to the current government’s economic policy decisions. The president, in his previous role as Minister of Finance, implemented controversial measures to finance the fiscal deficit. These included the irresponsible use of international reserves, a…
MY FAITHFUL COMPANION | MI FIEL COMPAÑERO
By Oscar Antezana Malpartida, Vision 360: Life is too short to waste on social media. Not only do you miss out on one world, but you miss out on many worlds. Social media can inform or misinform (increasingly the latter), and most people don’t know how to discern between the two. The advent of artificial…
Banking freeze continues due to failure to stabilize the dollar’s value | Corralito bancario continúa por no estabilizar el precio del dólar
By El Diario: Generates uncertainty and distress among savers A series of banking restrictions endorsed by state authorities has created a financial freeze that threatens to cause a disaster of significant proportions. In this context, Bolivians have witnessed increasingly limited access to their own funds over the past months. According to economists, the government lacks…
The MAS keeps Camacho imprisoned out of revenge | El MAS mantiene preso a Camacho por venganza
By El Diario: On the second anniversary of his imprisonment, the head of the national Creemos caucus, Representative Tatiana Añez, stated that the Movement for Socialism (MAS) government keeps the elected governor of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, as a political prisoner in an act of political revenge. She also emphasized that the departmental authority…
Inflation, dollar shortages, and fuel scarcity: the new face of Bolivia | Inflación, escasez de dólares y falta de combustible, la nueva cara de Bolivia
By Opinion: 2024 marked the end of the economic boom of the early millennium. The Bolivian currency depreciated, and gasoline and diesel are in short supply. An alleged coup worsened the situation. In a report last year, the World Bank highlighted Bolivia as one of the three economies with the best economic growth projections in…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 