El Mundo: The main leader of the Confederation of Trade Unionists of Bolivia, César González, has emphasized that the unemployment statistics provided by the government are considerably far from reality. González underlined the presence of his organization in more than 300 municipalities, highlighting that new merchants emerge every day due to the growing shortage of…
Category: Economics
Cashier word | Palabra de cajero
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: The coca grower Morales revealed that in the cabinet meetings of his government, Luis Arce was known as “the cashier,” and not the ideologue of the supposed economic model of the MAS. And he added that, if Arce had been an ideologue, at this moment, when he is president, he would…
The origin of the dollar sign came from Potosi! $ ¡El origen del signo del dólar vino de Potosí!
“THE UNIVERSAL CURRENCY OF THE IMPERIAL VILLAGE WAS THE ORIGIN OF THE US$ [UNITED STATES DOLLAR], POTOSÍ IS THE FATHER OF THE US$ [AND AS A CONSEQUENCE OF ALL THE DOLLAR DENOMINATIONS AROUND THE WORLD]” “THE COINS FROM THE IMPERIAL VILLAGE OF POTOSI BECAME THE FIRST UNIVERSAL CURRENCY, SILVER BECAME THE KEY TO HUMAN PROSPERITY,…
Cochabamba: Drought | Sequía
Cristina Cotari, Los Tiempos: Experts: Drought will last a decade in Cochabamba and will dry up southern rivers Cochabamba will endure prolonged periods of drought in the next 10 years due to the lack of rain, due to the El Niño phenomenon, according to experts. The lack of rainfall will mainly affect the southern cone…
Threats against the viability of the country | Amenazas contra la viabilidad del país
Editorial, El Deber: After 11 days of blocking the highway between Santa Cruz and Cochabamba by Buena Vista, groups related to the Government decided to lift their protest measure, although with the intention of returning to the charge as of September 11. Their cynical statement of a pause is not due to a conciliatory gesture…
Amboró: Water = Food Safety | Agua = Seguridad Alimentaria
El Mundo: The “Amboró” park guarantees water for Food Safety VITAL: LIDEMA considers the Amboró park as the head of a vital biological corridor for the region because it captures water and at least five rivers originate from it. In flora, it has 5,000 species of native plants and fauna more than 1,236 species The…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 