TIPNIS group to face trouble in Yucumo

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…

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,…