By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Six mountains in the department of La Paz are contaminated by illegal mining, according to an environmental consultant Environmental engineering consultant Gonzalo Lora recalled that Bolivia billed approximately $3 billion from gold exports. Of that total, 95% went to the mining cooperatives that exploit gold, a situation that shows that…
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Madre de Dios: River Under Siege | Río bajo asedio
By Vision 360: Interactive map: this is what the devastation caused by alluvial mining on the Madre de Dios River looks like Alluvial mining in Madre de Dios not only affects the environment, but also violates fundamental rights of the Indigenous nations that inhabit this part of the country, rich in biodiversity. Cover of the…
Dollars to Stabilize Bolivia | Dólares para estabilizar Bolivia
By Erbol: THREE MONTHS INTO THE NEW ADMINISTRATION Economist: the Government needs freely available dollars and the easiest path is the IMF Hagamos Democracia panel this Sunday Economist Gonzalo Chávez assessed the first three months of the Government’s economic management and warned that one of the main pending challenges is obtaining freely available dollars, a…
Risk Falls on Hopes, Not Reforms | El riesgo baja por expectativas, no por reformas
By Brújula Digital: Economist Warns That the Drop in Country Risk Responds More to Expectations Than to Structural Improvements A recent statement by an international rating agency generated optimistic reactions from the government, but an analytical reading calls for moderation and proposes a different interpretation. The parallel exchange rate fell and is approaching the official…
Victims of the ‘Hotel Las Américas’ case demand justice | Víctimas del caso ‘Hotel Las Américas’ exigen justicia
By Red Uno, Eju.tv: Victims of the ‘Hotel Las Américas’ case demand justice before the Attorney General’s Office After 17 years of waiting, those affected are seeking the current government to establish a clear position on the case. Three victims of the emblematic ‘Hotel Las Américas’ case appeared before the Attorney General’s Office to demand…
Masismo turned land into loot to benefit mafias | El masismo transformó la tierra en un botín para beneficiar a mafias
By El Diario: After being sworn in as the new Vice Minister of Lands, Hormando Vaca Diez said that during nearly 20 years of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) in power, many fallacies were constructed, including the supposed defense of natural resources and Mother Earth, when reality showed that the socialist regime turned land into…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 