Luis Arce: Who is? – ¿Quien es?

Javier Medrano – Periodista/Journalist: Arce, a defeated politician The president of Bolivia is a tiny man. Not only because of his banal and superfluous personality, but also because, as a public official, he has no weight. He is not important. He does not move the needle of the scale. He is not a leader. He…

Bolivia: Census protests’ escalate – Escalada de protestas por el censo

Reuters, US News: A burning barricade set by demonstrators is pictured during a protest as part of a general strike demanding that authorities hold a census next year before elections in 2025, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Andrea Martinez NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES REUTERS | Una barricada en llamas levantada por los manifestantes…

An aimless President! – ¡Un Presidente sin rumbo!

Editorial, Página Siete: President, avoid the worst mistake of your government Mr. President, the country is at a crossroads and you, who have the decision in your hands, cannot afford to make a mistake, which could be the worst of your government. A mistake on his part could lead him to repent when it is…

Madidi mining invasion! – ¡Invasión minera al Madidi!

Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay: A dredge boat at work outside of Madidi National Park. Photo by Maxwell Radwin Un barco de dragado en el trabajo fuera del Parque Nacional Madidi. Foto de Maxwell Radwin Shady contracts, backdoor deals spur illegal gold mining in Bolivian Amazon LA PAZ — Gold is Bolivia’s second-biggest export, valued at more than $1…

Government does not want to do the census | Gobierno no quiere hacer el censo

Nick Giurleo, Foreign Brief: Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP Bolivian civic groups threaten strike unless government expedites census Civic groups across Bolivia have threatened a national strike today unless the government promises to conduct a census in 2023.  Protesters accuse leftist President Luis Arce’s government of deliberately refusing to expedite the census to prevent oppositional and regional…