The Bolivian government sucks, as best expressed by Humberto Vacaflor: they can not apply the mining law in the highlands, they can not open a UMOPAR headquarters in Yapacani, they can not drive away the encroachers in Santa Cruz, they can not prevent the entry of contraband or off drugs, they can not control the “deals”…
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Bolivia: the fourth happiest country in the world, according to Instagram!!
Be happy, live and/or visit Bolivia!! Madeline Stone writes in The Business Insider: The Happiest Countries In The World, According To Instagram Jetpac, a startup known for their social travel guide app, has analyzed more than 150 million Instagram posts in 6,000 worldwide cities to come up with a ranking of the happiest countries on…
Bolivia needs to enforce the law against loggers! Our environment is in great peril!
Marcelo Rivero writes in El Deber: The law with all its rigor against loggers Logging at Amboró Park continues, albeit surreptitiously legal prohibitions, which are circumvented and comes into play because the unfortunate corruption to operate the ‘pirates’ timber, which find ways to escape the vigilance of the few and poorly equipped rangers, consummating their…
Bolivian History 101: The Marshal Andrés de Santa Cruz and the Bolivian – Peruvian Confederation
Jose Alberto Diez de Medina writes in El Diario: The Marshal Andrés de Santa Cruz and the Bolivian – Peruvian Confederation One of the most representative figures of the liberation wars in America is Andrés de Santa Cruz and Calahumana, son of a Spanish nobleman and a daughter of the Cacique of Huarina. The Mariscal…
Bolivia needs to stop anarchical encroachments!
Marcelo Campos reports for El Dia: The affected marched to the prosecutor’s office They ask to enforce the law against encroachments Manifestation. Judge released two alleged ringleaders of the ‘encroachers’. CADEPIA calls to evict encroachers of 10 hectares. The Association of Productive Agricultural Premises (ASPA) and the Departmental Chamber of Small Industry and Handicrafts (CADEPIA),…
Bolivia “Terrorism 101”: Can dead people testify…?!
Manfredo Kempff writes in El Diario: The dead testifies There is no way to be lost. The corpses who remained 15 hours lying on the Hotel Las Americas in Santa Cruz, are accusing. There are the incontrovertible evidence to deny the alleged cruceño terrorism, which has led to an interminable judicial harassment filled with shady…
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