Bolivia November inflation 0.42 pct, 12-month rate 3.88 pct

Reuters reports: Bolivia November inflation 0.42 pct, 12-month rate 3.88 pct Dec 6 Bolivian inflation was 0.42 percent in November, up from 0.37 percent in October, the government’s National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Tuesday. Prices of food, particularly potatoes and tomatoes, as well as housing and basic services, drove the rise, INE said in…

evo is a true and despicable ochlocrat!

We can no longer expect otherwise, the coca grower caudillo has reached his full potential: the incapacity to govern! This cartoon is from El Dia 11/24/2016. It portrays the numerous failures at managing public funds and the total incompetence at delivering his demagogue, in an attempt to remain in power, after wasting over $150 billion…

Bolivia sells 14% more airplane tickets

MercoPress reports: Bolivia sells 14% more airplane tickets Passenger air traffic in Bolivia has increased from 1,859,456 to 2,121,437 between January and August, 2016, compared to the same part of 2015, the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) reported, which means a 14 % increase. Air terminals at La Paz, Cochabamba and Viru Viru account…

The Water War

Violeta Ayala writes in The Huffington Post: The Water War “Don’t jump the queue! I was the first in line. Get out of the way!” Shouts a man carrying a bucket, “I’ve got three kids and was waiting somewhere else and when the water truck came there wasn’t enough for all of us. We don’t…

This Country Is Running Out of Water Amid Historic Drought

Jan Rocha writes in EcoWatch: This Country Is Running Out of Water Amid Historic Drought The government of Bolivia, a landlocked country in the heart of South America, has been forced to declare a state of emergency as it faces its worst drought in at least 25 years. Much of the water supply to La…