The Week This past week, Evo Morales’s supporters paralyzed the country By Milan Sime Martinic Bolivian President Luis Arce, center, and his Vice President David Choquehuanca, left, wave to supporters from a presidential palace balcony | AP High in the Andes mountains, the air is thin. Opportunities are scarce. Held together by strong regional societal…
Category: Crime and Violence
Political and mental blockage | Bloqueo político y mental
Editorial, El Deber: Blocking roads is, without a doubt, the most undemocratic protest measure that can exist, and Bolivia can more than attest to the perverse consequences that this pressure measure has left throughout recent history. In August 2020, a general road blockade, in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic, prevented the arrival of…
The mockery of January 22 | La mofa del 22 de enero
Manfredo Kempff., El Deber: The mockery of January 22 The January 22 holiday is a mockery, it is the biggest rant that has been made on historical issues in the country and that should no longer be allowed. January 22 is not remembered as Plurinational State Day; t is a lie, because what is being…
Illegal jaguar trade | Comercio ilegal de jaguares
Romi Castagnino, Mongabay: Uncovering the illegal jaguar trade in Bolivia with Emi Kondo | Mongabay Sessions by Romi Castagnino on 23 January 2024 In the latest episode of Mongabay Sessions, Romi Castagnino, associate video producer at Mongabay, talks with director Emi Kondo about her wildlife documentary, Jaguar Spirit: An Awakening Journey. This documentary delves into the illicit trade of jaguars…
Exhaustion of a cycle – MAS – Agotamiento de un ciclo
Ilya Fortún, Brujula Digital: The MAS playing on another court The crisis of representation throughout the political spectrum (both in the ruling party and in the opposition), marks the exhaustion of a relatively long cycle that began after the collapse of the previous political system, around the year 2000. The Movement towards Socialism, which was…
Under the Masista government, another record is broken with cocaine | Bajo el gobierno masista, se bate otro récord con cocaína
Editorial, El Diario: Bolivia breaks another record with cocaine In recent times the Government has been boasting of achieving a series of economic records, to the satisfaction of observers of the country’s economy. Among them, the records of future industrialization, the increase in exports, the lowest inflation in South America and many others were noted….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 