SHAFIK MEGHJI, Lonely Planet Writer You’ll need to do some planning to explore Bolivia’s amazing landscapes © Peter Adams / Getty Images In the heart of South America, Bolivia is home to some of the most dramatic landscapes on the continent. From pristine rainforests and high-altitude salt flats to cities rich with cultural diversity, there’s an incredible…
Author: Bolivian Thoughts
DO NOT justify corruption – NO justifique la corrupción
Pagina Siete: The masista corruption The head of the Movement for Socialism, Evo Morales, confessed last Saturday a shameful reality about what is happening with corruption in his party. “Money is spent on campaigns and I would say that it would even be the beginning of corruption. What you have invested you have to recover….
Innovative Ideas in Green Businesses – Ideas Innovadoras en Negocios Verdes
CNI and EU award winners of the contest The National Chamber of Commerce (CNI), executor of the REDEmpleo project, financed by the European Union (EU), awarded the first version of the “Innovative Green Business Ideas” contest, in a ceremony held at the Casa Grande hotel. The contest initiative had the objective of identifying and strengthening…
In Bolivia, miners sacrifice llamas to appease ‘Lord of the Underworld’
Issued on: 28/02/2022 – 03:12Modified: 28/02/2022 – 03:10 Oruro (Bolivia) (AFP) – In a dimly lit mine shaft in Bolivia, a man sharpens two knives next to a table laden with offerings: wine, beer and coca leaves. Waiting nearby are five white llamas. The woolly animals’ blood and hearts are the preferred food of El Tio (The Uncle),…
MAS: Spent Bs 3,613 million in 21 works that are abandoned – Gastó Bs 3.613 millones en 21 obras que están abandonadas
Ivan A Paredes, El Deber: There are four airports that are in oblivion and that cannot take commercial flights. Stadiums were built that are now empty The Tito Yupanqui airport, in Copacabana, has been closed since the day of its inauguration You only hear the strong wind and one or another vehicle that travels to…
The army’s worst moment – El peor momento del ejército
Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: The defection of the commanders It has been a real shame -and a total disappointment- that a general and an admiral of the Armed Forces had decided to accept a short trial to reduce their pre-trial detention and thus achieve their freedom. While other generals and colonels have preferred jail over…
