Affected people from dried Poopo Lake, give alternatives to the drought

Pagina Siete reports: To the Governor of Oruro Affected people from the Poopó give alternatives to the drought The communities affected by the drought of Lake Poopo raised alternative projects to the governor of Oruro, Victor Hugo Vásquez, and technicians. The lack of water in the second mirror of the country’s largest water affects a…

The masismo over the years, have suffered democratic defeats!

An excerpt from Ivan Arias’ excellent column, counting errors and defeats of the masismo, the full article in Spanish, can be read using the link at the bottom: Masismo defeats! Making a review of the past 10 years, we find some milestones that demonstrate that opposition, in its various expressions, was not absent and in…

High Aspirations: Freddy Mamani and his cholets

From The New Yorker: High Aspirations Photographs by PETER GRANSER Introduction by JUDITH THURMAN The Bolivian architect Freddy Mamani Silvestre doesn’t have an office, use a computer, or draw formal blueprints. He sketches his plans on a wall or transmits them orally to his associates. Since 2005, Mamani and his firm have completed sixty projects…

There is no credibility over current Bolivian gov’s growth projections

El Diario reports: Annual growth of 5.8%: Former President of the BCB doubts official projections The former president of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), Armando Mendez, put into question the government’s economic growth projections for the next five years and said it would be an “incredible achievement” to grow 5.8% on average over the…