It would appear so, before heading to Venezuela (where he intends to show support to that president), current Bolivian president said at the time of his departure, in Cochabamba: “I don’t know what they are preparing from the US with general Sanabria, having suspended the hearings for his conviction, it raises suspicion, the general (Rene…
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Bolivia: blockade is lifted in the Chiquitania, Santa Cruz
The road and railroad blockade that started as of zero hours today, was lifted. Road transportation is restored, no news about railroad operations, per El Deber’s website. However, there is still the threat that blockade could start again sometime tomorrow… they are also requesting that the Customs National Director, Marlene Ardaya resigns from that position, as…
Sadly evidence: UN report on Bolivian coca crop
Pagina Siete reports coca crops in Chapare is extending to Yapacani, see below map: Reports warns that 22% of the coca leaf are inside the National Parks of the Chapare, Cochabamba. Around 39 hectares are reported in Yapacani, Santa Cruz; report was delivered yesterday to the Bolivian government. [remember that in the past, coca growers always “claimed”…
Bolivian government will puchase two tons of gold per year
The Bolivian government intends to buy two tons of gold per year, as a precautionary measure to protect our net international reserves (RIN of the Bolivian Central Bank – BCB). The price will be internationally driven. The chart above, lists the reserves: dollars, euros, gold and DEG. The first graph shows the Gold Reserves in million dollars and the second…
Bolivian TIPNIS protest walk to continue, despite threats and insults!
Negotiations with the government reached a point where there were no results for the indigenous group; the vice-president of the TIPNIS Marching Committee, Jenny Suarez said she did not understand why current Bolivian president does not come to talk where the group is, but goes to talk with coca growers. The 1,890 people who are…
TIPNIS seeks dialogue with president and others…
This cartoon is from El Diario, the marching group (CIDOB, TIPNIS, CONAMAQ) is knocking at the door of current president; an inside voice says “I’m not here!…” The indigenous group has been consistently asking for the president’s presence in the site where the protest walk group was resting. So far, government officials and some congressmen…
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