By El Diario: Today marks 146 years since the Chilean invasion of Antofagasta On February 14, 1879, a significant event in Bolivian history occurred when the Chilean invasion of the port of Antofagasta was announced, marking the beginning of the War of the Pacific. 146 years have passed since that tragic episode, which deprived Bolivia…
Month: February 2025
Santa Cruz, coveted in its bicentennial | Santa Cruz, codiciado en su bicentenario
By EDWIN CACHO HERRERA SALINAS, Los Tiempos: Jorge Tuto Quiroga has so far brought together Rubén Costas’ Demócratas, Gary Áñez’s citizen movement, Unidos led by Germain Caballero, as well as Desiré Bravo, Tomás Monasterio, and a faction of ADN. These are political organizations and leaderships from Santa Cruz, the most coveted department in this electoral…
The Cruceño Bicentennial | El bicentenario cruceño
By William Herrera Áñez, El Deber: On the bicentennial of the Cruceño people, we want to remember not only 200 years of independence but also their culture and historical roots. The town hall meeting held on September 24, 1810, in the “La Concordia” square decided to rebel against the Spanish Crown and proclaimed Santa Cruz’s…
The Mutún Iron Smelting Plant Remains Just a Promise | La fundición de hierro del Mutún es solo promesa
Editorial, El Diario: The so-called industrialization of the country, loudly proclaimed since 2006, is an affair worthy of public attention due to the scandalous failure it led to. This, after the MAS regime claimed it would be one of the pillars of the economy of the Plurinational State—along with other niceties from the “first indigenous…
Lithium: Third Stage | Litio: tercera etapa
By Juan Jose Toro, Vision 360: While all attempts to exploit Bolivian lithium have failed, Australia, Argentina, and Chile, which have smaller salt flats, have taken the lead. A wave of protests has erupted in different parts of the country against the contracts that the central government has signed with two foreign companies for the…
Bolivia estalla en protestas por la toma del suministro de litio por empresas chinas y rusas | Bolivia Erupts in Protest over Chinese and Russian Companies Taking over Lithium Supply
Por CHRISTIAN K. CARUZO, Breitbart: Bolivia debe pagar más de $2 mil millones más intereses a las empresas chinas y rusas que construyen plantas de procesamiento de litio en el país, informó el periódico boliviano El Deber el miércoles, a pesar de que Bolivia ya les había ofrecido derechos preferenciales de extracción. Bolivia alberga algunas de las…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 