Category: Business

Bolivian government is facing six conflicts, Aug 15, 2011

Yesterday’s post outlined three major conflicts that current government will face starting August 15, 2011. Today, Pagina Siete has this chart, with three more conflicts that will damage our economy, businesses and daily lives: Achacachi: The most conflicting rural area in La Paz, is opposing to the relocation of the Tupak Katari University, from Warisata…

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Bolivia’s hectic week 8/15/2011: TIPNIS; El Alto; Potosi

TIPNIS: the protest walk from Trinidad to La Paz (Aug 15), demanding road between Villa Tunari (Cochabamba) to San Ignacio de Moxos (Beni) does not cut in half the TIPNIS protected area. Potosi: the Civic Committee will start “mobilizations” (Aug 15) as a result of last year’s 19 day strike which resulted in a series of…

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Bolivian indigenous TIPNIS “protest walk” route

This is the route of the protest, from Beni to La Paz; they estimate a walk between 30 to 35 days; it is scheduled to start on August 15, 2011. Pedro Nuni, a National Assembly (former Congress) member (who was elected under the auspices of current political party in government, from whom he is taking distance as…

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TIPNIS protest march ready to begin

This cartoon is from La Razon (8/12/2011), it shows current president staring at TIPNIS people and wildlife an in the upper center you read “COCAPITALISM?”, a direct reference of what public opinion is beginning to think more and more: coca production and its trade resembles and operates under capitalism rules; despite what this government says…

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Bolivian blackouts are in order…

Last night, six of the nine Bolivian Departments (States) had blackouts, earlier than the worst September predictions… This photo from El Deber represents 45,515 households affected in Santa Cruz alone. And they will continue; not only households will be affected but also industries will be forced to cut down their operations, hence lower production – income –…

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