El Diario reports: They oppose poaching of vicuña Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Argentina and Ecuador expressed their opposition to illegal hunting and smuggling of vicuna, so agreed to strengthen border controls to prevent the illegal sale of the animal. An estimated kilo of vicuna wool is sold at more than $400, according to the National Program…
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Chia to be produced in Santa Cruz!
El Dia reports: Chia processing plant was inaugurated Company. The event: Argentina executives were present. New investments coming to town. With great fanfare the first processing plant in Bolivia for chia, which has the technology necessary for the conditioning of this seed was inaugurated. … It is located on kilometer 12 to the road of…
UNICEF is alarmed by Bolivian law that lets 10 years old children work
El Deber reports from Spanish newspaper El Mundo: CHILD LABOR UNICEF is alarmed by Bolivian law that lets 10 years old children work UNICEF has expressed concern about the exceptions in the new Code of Children and Adolescents in Bolivia, which allows children to start working from 10 years on their own. In this sense, the international…
Bolivian pineapples, hearts of palm, and bananas make a difference in international trade
Juan Carlos Salinas reports for El Deber: Pineapples, hearts of palm, and bananas make a difference in international trade Despite the cold weather, a strangeness in the Cochabamba Tropics, the vans that carry workers to the banana productive centers are crowded. Isarzama and Ivirgarzama (Carrasco Province) are the operations center where acres and acres of…
Will Argentina stop paying for our gas, one more time?!
Carlos Miranda writes in Pagina Siete: SPEAKING OF ENERGY Good buyer, but bad payer Argentina was our first buyer of natural gas in large volumes and for long-term. YPFB inherited that contract with fixed prices. As soon took over that condition changed. Argentina refused to agree on a formula for automatic settings. They preferred to…
“Bolivia Access to Sea,” Reality, Not Myths
Former Bolivia President, Carlos Mesa writes on behalf of Bolivia, regarding our claim of a sovereign seacoast that was taken by force, by Chile: “Bolivia Access to Sea,” Reality, Not Myths Over 20% of the world’s countries lack seacoast. A finding that is one elementary truth, is that ALL the Mediterranean countries that import or…
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