This cartoon is from El Diario, Sep 11, 2011. It shows how the TIPNIS protest walking group continues its march towards La Paz. As they reach Yucumo, a group of sympathizers from current government, like coca growers and settlers have dug ditches and are blockading the road, hoping to stop the TIPNIS group. The Permanent Human…
Category: Cochabamba
Bolivian Roads: TIPNIS is just the tip of the iceberg…
La Razon’s article today has an interesting analysis that involved the TIPNIS road and the trans-oceanic corridors that cross Bolivia, as shown in the map above. Two development “visions” exist these days in Bolivia, one “traditional” as envisioned by the indigenous groups; and a “modern” one by current government. Former head of CEJIS and current Presidency…
Jalasoft, a proud Bolivian software company!!
Bolivia should be proud to house a company like Jalasoft in Cochabamba. It intends to compete with other software creators worldwide, it has special incentive packages to recruit personnel, its location has different settings that provide a nice environment for their employees. The mind behind this is from a person who worked for Adobe Systems back in the USA,…
