By ANF, Eju.tv: For 11 days, loyal followers of MAS leader Evo Morales have kept Cochabamba department isolated, where 16 out of the 20 blockades obstruct and paralyze all economic and productive activities. La Paz.- “Unblock, unblock! Evo and Arce, the people are fed up!” shouted producers and merchants during a protest march in Cochabamba against…
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MANUPARE: La minería y la tala amenazan la área protegida más reciente de Bolivia | Mining and logging threaten Bolivia’s newest protected area
Por Iván Paredes Tamayo, Mongabay: El Área Natural de Manejo Integrado Gran Manupare, la más nueva área protegida de Bolivia, se extiende por una superficie equivalente a una décima parte del tamaño de Suiza en el municipio de Sena, en el departamento norteño de Pando. Esta reserva de 452.639 hectáreas (1,12 millones de acres) sirve…
Chiquitanía: Deforestation by Livestock and Agroindustry | Deforestación por ganadería y agroindustria
ANF, Eju.tv: Deforestation in Bolivia: Livestock and Agroindustry Accelerate Forest Loss in the Chiquitanía Between 2010 and 2022, Bolivia lost approximately 3 million hectares of forest. Of this area, 57% was cleared for livestock expansion, while 33% was used for mechanized agriculture. Livestock farming, boosted by the opening of the Chinese market in 2019, has…
evo’s armed people at blockade aims to cause death | Gente armada en bloqueo evista buscan causar muerte
ANF, Eju.tv: Presence of Armed People at Morales Supporters’ Blockade Aims to Cause Deaths, Denounces Deputy Minister Alcón The presence of an armed person with a rifle at the Morales supporters’ blockade seeks to incite violence because they do not care if there are injuries or deaths, denounced Deputy Minister of Communication Gabriela Alcón, recalling…
Bolivia Commits Suicide | Bolivia se suicida
Editorial, El Dia: Bolivia is going through one of the worst crises in its recent history, with blockades that not only deepen the shortage of food and fuel but also reveal a heartbreaking panorama of government inaction and complicity. The current blockades, led by sectors allied with Evo Morales, are not aimed at asserting legitimate…
Statutory rape acussations against former Bolivian President Evo Morales | Acusaciones de estupro contra el expresidente boliviano Evo Morales
By Yucatan Times: Evo Morales, President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019, was accused via an anonymous complaint of statutory rape against a 15-year-old girl while still in office, according to the Bolivian Ministry of Justice. “We have observed with indignation grave crimes that pretend to go unpunished. I am concretely referring to a girl who was…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 