Year of the llama: Bolivia calls for 2016 to be dedicated to camelids South American nation wants UN to raise awareness of the animal family, which includes alpacas and dromedary camels Sara Shahriari in La Paz The Guardian, Friday 28 November 2014 19.32 GMT For centuries they have hauled loads up the Andes and through…
Category: Bolivia
Indisputable truth: Crisis of leadership in the MAS
An Editorial from El Dia: Crisis of leadership in the MAS Whenever we talk about “leadership crisis” it is exemplified by MAS, which by some people, have created the leader with greater force in the history of Bolivia. Those who say that forget great leaders like Victor Paz, René Barrientos, Gualberto Villarroel, Hugo Banzer, Juan…
Working attitudes and performance of political appointees under the MAS
One of my readers sent me the pictures and told me about this “experience”… The following photos illustrate how regular, plain political appointees do “their job” under existing ruling ochlocracy’s watch… our money, our taxes and all that wastefulness! This happened in one Bolivian airport at one of the three most important cities. “Getting ready…”…
Current Bolivian central gov continues its political persecution, enough!
ANF reports in El Diario: Leopoldo Fernández: “They want me guilty” Almost two years of house arrest, the former prefect of Pando, Leopoldo Fernández, yesterday [11/23/2014] declared that “the government wants me guilty for the Porvenir case, so that the truth of the situation on the clashes that took the lives of 13 people and dozens…
How to help end violence against women
Ban Ki-moon writes in The World Economic Forum: How to help end violence against women Violence against women is a global pandemic. It is a problem that knows no geographic, socio-economic or cultural boundaries. It takes many forms and it is pervasive: One in three women will experience physical or sexual violence at some point…
Bolivian Glaciers destroyed by climate change!
El Diario reports: Glaciers destroyed by climate change Illimani, Sajama, Chacaltaya, San Enrique, Picachu Kasiri, Chiar Kherini, Zongo, Lengua Quebrada, María Lloco, Wila Llojera are Andean glaciers found in an open stage towards disappearing due to climate change. According to a study by the Bolivian Mountain Institute (IBM), over the past 30 years, these snowcapped…
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