Approved law that protects the packhorses

El Deber reports: Approved law that protects the packhorses Regulates the transit of wagons and was approved by the City Council after animal advocates protested and met with Evo Morales. The Santa Cruz City Council passed a law regulating the use and circulation of cars and horsedrawn carriages, after several protests by the mistreatment of…

The incompetence and damaging “learning” process of the masismo! WTH!?

In his well-rehearsed melodramatic voice, current Bolivia president always like to say “I am learning, I did not know…” … over and over we heard this, through a “learning” decade, that Bolivia has lost, over $150 billion of our dollars were wasted. Now, the news of a failure, due to irresponsible demagogue and plain incompetence…

Ruling gov disguises public investment figures! – Oclocracia masista disfraza las cifras de la inversión pública!

Today, I’m posting an analysis made by a Santa Cruz reputable economist: Ruling gov disguises public investment figures! The central government disguised figures of public investment, including bonus payments (dignity rent, Juana Azurduy, Juancito Pinto) on investment which is not, includes payments of salaries of the consultants of public companies, which nor is investment in…

Bolivian wine among the 200 best in the world

El Deber reports: Bolivian wine among the 200 best in the world The ‘Trivarietal Reserva’ from Campos de Solana brand received the International Wine of the Year title. The award is given for the first time in history to a Bolivian broth. The Trivarietal Reserve from the Tarija winery Campos de Solana was included among…

Bolivia’s Minimum Wage: How to Kill the Economy

From PanAm Post: Bolivia’s Minimum Wage: How to Kill the Economy Red Tape Forces Thousands to Scratch a Living in Informal Labor Sector by Roberto Ortiz March 17, 2015 at 3:11 pm Bolivian President Evo Morales has once again come to an agreement with the Bolivian Worker’s Center (COB) to increase their workers pay by…

Products made in Bolivia

From the Editorial section of Pagina Siete: Products made in Bolivia A packaged llajua [spice sauce made mainly with locoto/Capsicum pubescens and tomato], packaged pasankallas [sweet popcorn type] or singani [spirit made with distilled grapes, better than pisco] promoted by American film director and a long list of other innovations, are some examples of the…