By Rocío Ruíz, El Potosí: Despite high prices for basic goods, families in Potosí have not abandoned the consumption of traditional products. Potosí’s Corpus Christi Traditions Defy the Current Crisis Long lines yesterday to send parcels with Potosí’s traditional pastries. [A childhood best friend spent over two hours to send an “encomienda.” God bless his…
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Cryptocurrencies: A New Alternative to the Dollar in Bolivia? | Criptomonedas: ¿la nueva alternativa al dólar en Bolivia?
By El Deber: The use of cryptocurrencies is growing in Bolivia Until 2024, the use of cryptocurrencies in Bolivia was explicitly restricted due to concerns about their instability and use in illicit activities, limiting their circulation and development in the country. A Bolivian expert analyzes the situation in Bolivia. With the increasing use of cryptocurrencies…
Bolivian Tennis Stars Set for Challenging Bolivia Open | Estrellas del tenis boliviano se preparan para el desafiante Bolivia Open
By Jackson Alexander, 777 Score: The Bolivia Open is poised to showcase the incredible talent of Bolivian tennis players as they gear up for a thrilling tournament at the Santa Cruz Tennis Club. This professional Challenger event, kicking off this week, will feature the nation’s top competitors, Murkel Dellien and Juan Carlos Prado, who have…
Drug trafficking and smuggling take root in the Ayllus of Northern Potosí | Narcotráfico y contrabando se enquista en los Ayllus del Norte de Potosí
By Leny Chuquimia, Visión 360: Conflicts in Llallagua reveal the situation “Little Mexico” is the open secret that reigns in southern Oruro and spreads through the Potosí Altiplano; a corridor for smuggled vehicles, contraband, and drugs. Blockade point with participation of Northern Potosí ayllus. Photo: EFE “It’s an open secret,” says one of the residents…
Bolivia: El segundo país más barato para vivir como expatriado | The second cheapest country to live as an expat
Por ESTHER MARSHALL, Mail Online: El país más barato para vivir como expatriado ha sido revelado: departamentos de tres habitaciones cuestan menos de £600 al mes Un nuevo estudio ha revelado cuál es el país más asequible para vivir como expatriado, y sus precios podrían tentarte a mudarte. La investigación analizó el costo de la…
Drug trafficking funds sustain the “Masismo” stronghold in Chapare | Recursos del narcotráfico sostienen al bastión del “masismo” en Chapare
By El Diario: Senator Erik Morón affirms In response to announcements by leaders of the six coca grower federations from the tropics of Cochabamba about creating their own banking entity, Senator Erik Morón from the Creemos group stated that these types of “confessions” show that the U.S. dollars missing from the Bolivian state are circulating…
