Old Rivalries Still Simmer Between Bolivia and Chile

Caizar Raldes reports for AFP through Stratfor Worldview: Old Rivalries Still Simmer Between Bolivia and Chile For centuries, relations between Bolivia and Chile have been marked by their dispute over territory. Bolivia’s defeat by Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879-83) left the country landlocked, and resentment between the two countries has grown since then….

Bolivia, far from achieving food sovereignty

An excerpt from a report made by Manuel Filomeno for Pagina Siete: Bolivia, far from achieving food sovereignty According to the economist José Gabriel Espinoza, a distinction must be made between security and food sovereignty, concepts that in many cases are used interchangeably. According to the expert, food security refers to the level of income…

Bolivia chases Schengen visa exemption

Sam Morgan for Euractiv: Bolivia chases Schengen visa exemption Bolivia wants visa-free travel for its citizens in the Schengen area and for Brussels to offer the same perks it does to other Latin American countries. EURACTIV Spain reports. Bolivian minister Carmen Almendras told EFE that her country will “continue to talk until this agreement is…

Beware of the incoming cold in Santa Cruz!

El Diario reports: Santa Cruz alert for possible frost Santa Cruz.- The Government of Santa Cruz through its Agrometeorology System has issued an alert bulletin that foresees that this weekend will enter a cold front, with cloudy skies and possible drizzles and in the middle of the week there will be temperatures below 0° Celsius…