By Humberto Vacaflor, Los Tiempos: General Juan José Zúñiga said it clumsily, but Vice Minister Raúl Mayta says very clearly: what happened in 2006 was “bread for the day and hunger for tomorrow,” and all Bolivians hope that this new version of the MAS will accept its failure and change your “model.” Well, tomorrow has…
Category: Drug war – narcotraffick
Bolivia’s deep energy crisis | La profunda crisis energética de Bolivia
By Álvaro Ríos, Brujula Digital: We are only seeing the tip of the iceberg regarding the deep energy crisis in which Bolivia is immersed. I have called it “the Bolivian energy black hole.” A black hole is a finite region of space described in Einstein’s equations, the interior of which has a concentration of mass…
Interdicts to govern due to manifest incapacity | Interdictos para gobernar por manifiesta incapacidad
By Karen Longaric, El Deber: Legally, the condition of interdict is defined as “the state of a person who has been judicially declared incapable of exercising certain rights, either by reason of a crime or for another cause provided for by law. This civil phrase is also used to indicate the suspension of office or…
Dollar shortage worsens due to Military farce that generated speculation | Se agrava escasez de dólares por farsa militar que generó especulación
By Ernesto Estremadoiro Flores, El Deber: Private parties reveal that military attack generated speculation and ask the Government for dialogue to solve the dollar shortage The price of the currency, on the streets, is above the official price The failed military attack on June 26 generated speculation (around the dollar) and damaged the country’s image….
Pseudocoup, mistrust and mental health | Pseudogolpe, desconfianza y salud mental
By Cecilia Vargas, Brujula Digital: Bolivians, particularly those of us who live in La Paz, have witnessed events that have marked history due to the fact that it is the seat of government. These facts have been associated, in terms of each family or each person, with particular situations that could lead to classifying our…
Bolivian coup d’état? Nah! – ¿Golpe de Estado en Bolivia? ¡No!
By Carlos Hugo Laruta, Brujula Digital: Kalimán and Zúñiga, false rabbits on the populist menu The Bolivian popular mischief invented a dish called “false rabbit.” It centrally carries one or several slices of tasty, thin and seasoned beef, which wants to appear to be rabbit, but its meat is not rabbit. It has a medium…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 