ANF reports in El Deber: COCA CROPS Coca crops displaces citrus and coffee in Yungas Los Yungas community members explained that the coffee, citrus and fruit, are generally more difficult to grow because there are a variety of fungi and insect pests affecting the production, so they opted for coca. [failed to say coca is…
Category: Bolivia
Will Bolivia ever find oil? Better be outside our National Parks!!
Carlos Miranda writes in El Dia: Energy and Hydrocarbons Will we find oil? For over three years YPFB is trying to achieve private local and/or foreign investment in the search for hydrocarbons in the country. However, its great effort has been unsuccessful. In turn, the Government showed concern that the absence of new reserves and…
The ones yet to confess…
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Deber: The ones yet to confess A disturbing silence reigns in the inner circles of collaborators of the President after the serious charges made by Marcelo Soza and Fabricio Ormachea. Of all the allegations mentioned by, only the ‘vice’ showed he has not lost his speech, when he said he…
Church and state, different but not separate
Francesco Zaratti writes in Los Tiempos: Church and state, different but not separate Several reviews recently published in different newspapers in La Paz have expressed criticism of the “lies” and the alleged “interference” of the Catholic Church on matters of state with arguments that merit replication in the context of pluralism and respect for the…
Is there Rule of Law in Bolivia??!!
Lets take a look at the Rule of Law Index 2014 for Bolivia: Supporting the rule of law in Latin America by Juan Carlos Botero [excerpts follow] Most economies in Latin America struggle with recurring problems in their institutional frameworks. The repeated flooding of the Bogota River illustrates the cyclical and expanding nature of these…
Read what current presidential ego [G-77+China] causes to Santa Cruz’ best alameda!
I was outraged when I saw this pictures of the Trompillo airport to the second ring in Santa Cruz de la Sierra! It is known that current coca-grower leader [first] and then current Bolivia president what likes the most is to procrastinate. When there are turmoil he travels elsewhere, preferably outside our borders, most of…
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