Editorial from Los Tiempos, photos from the internet: Mexican cartels in Bolivia Among the many problems that afflict our country, there is one that looms as one of the most fearsome threat to the future. These are the activities related to drug trafficking, and their multiple sequels. The data that account for the magnitude of…
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The secret of Chapare – El secreto del Chapare
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario, coca/cocaine photos from the Chapare/internet: The secret of Chapare Some secret has the Chapare to stand firm despite the blockade, the last blockade, of the coca growers who defend the fugitive leader. The coca growers themselves closed the entry and exit exits of their region, in a kind of…
Bolivia’s post-election clashes turn deadly as two are killed
BBC News reports: At least two people have been killed in Bolivia in clashes between supporters and opponents of President Evo Morales, the government says. The two men died in the town of Montero in eastern Santa Cruz province. Tension has been running high for the past 10 days following the disputed presidential election results….
Heavy Rains Extinguish Monthslong Fires in Bolivia
Reuters for The New York Times: Firefighters of Bolivia’s Army patrolling an area where wildfires have destroyed forest at Rancho Grande village in Robore, Bolivia, last month.CreditCreditEdgard Garrido/Reuters Recent heavy rains in the Bolivian Amazon have helped put out forest fires that have raged for two months across the landlocked South American nation, charring more…
Bolivia Is Burning. Who Will Stop Its Fires?
Manuela Lavinas reports for The New York Times: Ms. Lavinas Picq is a specialist in indigenous politics and Latin America. President Evo Morales must issue a national disaster declaration to control the fires and avoid further loss of life. Fires have been ravaging the Bolivian lowlands for over a month. Nearly ten million acres have already burned,…
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