Located in El Sajta, the paved road that crosses the cocalero fields in the Chapare region. There is a conflict between the community and the Cochabamba State University (UMSS). Will report on this as development occurs, so far government said they intend to send both police and the army to expedite the route. A line…
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Sad updates for Bolivia…
Remember prosecutor Marcelo Soza, in charge of the alleged terrorism/separatism case in Santa Cruz? Not so long ago he quit from that case, as it was turning against him, that is, he was not able to consolidate his accusations… well… he is still in charge and nothing has happened to clear this case. The death…
Market failures continued, part II
This government continues to erroneously intervene in the markets. The past is full of negative examples regarding controlled production or controlled prices. This time the government aims at controlling the production of alcohol instead of sugar, in the past 60% of the sugar cane production was sufficient to handle the national market. Price control and importing…
Sugar price and market failures
This cartoon appeared on El Diario, a La Paz newspaper (5/26/11) regarding how this government views the sugar market. The ministry of productive development has set up the price at Bs6 per kilo while market is around Bs9 (to date $1 = Bs6.98). Let us not forget that in earlier years this government decided to…
Some humor and Bolivian exports…
This cartoon appeared today in El Diario, La Paz newspaper, regarding how difficult it has become to export our textiles to Venezuela. Despite the long and strong alliance between current governments…
Bolivian updates…
Environment: illegal incursions by cocalero settlers continue to damage the pristine area of the TIPNIS (Isiboro Secure park, border between Cochabamba/Chapare and Beni departments. The plan to build a road that cuts this reserve in half is well underway. New identification documents: government officials are sending mixed signals regarding new number system or keeping the old. Uncertainty continues. They…
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