El Deber and EFE reports on political persecution and threats to freedom of speech! CHANNEL 33 OF COCHABAMBA IAPA condemns intimidation to a journalist Marianela Montenegro said that the channel was raided for criticizing the Government The Inter American Press Association (IAPA, SIP in Spanish) yesterday denounced the acts of “intimidation and persecution” of Bolivian authorities…
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Bolivian coca conundrum and international politics…
Over 15 years ago, it was common practice that the European countries and the UNDP were critics to the Bolivian government but did nothing about it, they just let the Americans be the “bad guys” (I know about this as I used to work in an international bilateral organization) … well it is long while…
Bolivian cocoa among the best 15 in the world!!!
Los Tiempos reported this success! For the Spanish full article, use the following link: http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/economia/20131115/cacao-amazonico-boliviano-elegido-entre-los-15-mejores-del_235281_510321.html The information below is right from the source: . . 2013 Edition The Cocoa of Excellence Programme is pleased to announce that the following 15 International Cocoa Awards for the 2013 Edition were celebrated at the Salon du Chocolat in Paris on…
Bolivian Kathrin Barboza, defender of bats that impacts science
Excerpts from Alejandra Pau’s report on Pagina Siete follows: Kathrin Barboza, defender of bats that impacts science Thanks to her research, the Cochabamba biologist is one of the 10 most outstanding scientists in Latin America. Her expectant look inside a cave, somewhere lost in the Bolivian Amazon or anywhere on the planet, focuses on the…
From now on, it will be safer to take a taxi in Bolivia!
Marcelo Campos reports for El Dia: It will serve for Android and Iphone Application is launched to identify taxi companies Its creator has invested $15,000 in this tool, “Made in Bolivia”. It will operate in four cities of the country. After having suffered the theft of their belongings in a car from a taxicab company,…
Glaciation in Bolivia
Bernardo Ellefsen writes in Los Tiempos: Glaciation in Bolivia In a previous article I stated briefly how glacial eras will behave and promised that I would give local examples. Glacial eras would be produced by the increase in precipitation, and areas in snow by the formation of layers of snow compacted into ice that would…
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