A great article regarding Potosi, by The Guardian: Story of cities #6: how silver turned Potosí into ‘the first city of capitalism’ The discovery of a mountain of silver (and a new way to extract it) transformed this remote Incan hamlet into the economic centre of Spain’s empire – larger than London, Milan or Seville….
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The Invasion, a docudrama that recalls the causes for the loss of the Pacific
Wendy Pinto reports for Pagina Siete: The Invasion recalls the causes for the loss of the Pacific To produce this audiovisual material -which will be aired [today] March 23- has made an investment of $2,000, according to the producer. The defense of Calama and the combat at Tambillo are the two that were recreated in…
Bolivian government proposes to soy producers: release of 60 thousand tons!?
Pagina Siete reports: The government proposes the soy producers, the release of 60 thousand tons The government met with the soy industry producers to propose the release of 60,000 metric tons (MT) of soybeans. The industry argued that the volume is not satisfactory, because it does not cover operating expenses. [map obtained from the internet]…
Plain demagogue?: The dollar exchange rate will not be changed this year
El Diario reports: 2016 Financial Fiscal Program The dollar exchange rate will not be changed this year • The announcement was made yesterday [03/16/2016] by the President of the Central Bank, so that the purchasing power of wages will be preserved • The exchange rate policy in 2015 helped maintain low inflation The president of…
Mystery after over a tonne of dead fish wash up on shores of Bolivian lake
Reuters reports for The Telegraph: Mystery after over a tonne of dead fish wash up on shores of Bolivian lake Thousands of small sardine-like fish have been found dead in lake Allay, but no one is completely sure what caused oxygen levels in the lake to drop so dramatically. Thousands of dead fish have washed…
Brazilian Comptroller would investigate OAS contracts in Bolivia
Los Tiempos reports: Brazilian Comptroller would investigate OAS contracts in Bolivia The head of the bloc of Democratic Unity (UD), Arturo Murillo, yesterday [03/14/2016] asked the vice president of the Court of Accounts of the Union (Controller) of the Republic of Brazil, Julio Marcelo de Oliveira, the investigation of the lucrative contracts signed by OAS,…
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