A profound difference – Una profunda diferencia

CARLOS VALDEZ, Associated Press, ABC News: In Bolivia, literacy training makes a profound difference Bolivia is one of the poorest nations in South America, and nearly a fourth of its citizens could not read nor write a generation ago PUCARANI, Bolivia — Anacleta Mamani has no teeth, but a happy smile: She’s learned to read and…

Drug trafficking and illegal logging | Narcotráfico y la tala ilegal

Ivan Paredes, El Deber: The Bolivian Amazon under attack: drug trafficking and illegal logging penetrate the area An investigation shows how gangs dedicated to the extraction of wood operate in the Amazon basin. Bolivia and Ecuador are the most affected by this crime. Behind them are the drug trafficking mafias that use the same routes….

Political persecution

Nuestros líderes cruceños enfrentan persecución politica. | Our Santa Cruz leaders face political persecution. @ONU_es @UNHumanRights @ACNURamericas @OEA_oficial @CIDH @Europarl_ES @kguerrerocnn @soyfdelrincon

MAS: Cheap politicking – Politiquería barata

El Diario: Camacho criticizes spending “millions on politicking” After the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the dispute between Chile and Bolivia over the waters of Silala, the governor of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, criticized the two defeats against the trans-Andean country and considers that Evo Morales should be prosecuted. He…