El Diario reports: Community prepares to create tourism agency Community members from the upper part of the Condoriri Natural Park, are engaged into arranging the creation of their own tourism agency, in the perspective of improving their economic income by implementing strategies linked to community tourism. This undertaking will allow the possibility of providing employment…
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Damned evo brought New Dependency: How China is “remaking” Bolivia
Emily Achtenberg reports for NACLA: Financial Sovereignty or A New Dependency? How China is Remaking Bolivia China has become the principal funder and contractor for President Evo Morales’s state-led development project. What’s at stake for Bolivia? A major highway in Cochabamba, Bolivia, under construction by Chinese conglomerate Sinohydro, is paralyzed by five work stoppages in 14…
Benefit for Bolivia set for Aug. 26
Show reader View reports: Benefit for Bolivia set for Aug. 26 WOODSTOCK — The Benefit for Bolivia fundraiser will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 26 at Rich’s Foxwillow Pines Nursery Inc., 11618 McConnell Road. Sales of hostas and colorful handicrafts made by Bolivians will benefit the charity. All one-gallon hostas will…
Resilience in Bolivia: Impact evaluation of supporting communities to adapt to changing weather patterns and improve their livelihoods
Oxfam report by Rob Fuller and Jonathan Lain for Reliefweb: Resilience in Bolivia: Impact evaluation of supporting communities to adapt to changing weather patterns and improve their livelihoods This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2015/16, selected for review under the resilience thematic area. This report documents the findings of a…
Old Rivalries Still Simmer Between Bolivia and Chile
Caizar Raldes reports for AFP through Stratfor Worldview: Old Rivalries Still Simmer Between Bolivia and Chile For centuries, relations between Bolivia and Chile have been marked by their dispute over territory. Bolivia’s defeat by Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879-83) left the country landlocked, and resentment between the two countries has grown since then….
Bolivia Coca Cultivation Grows for First Time in 6 Years: UNODC
InSight Crime reports: Bolivia Coca Cultivation Grows for First Time in 6 Years: UNODC Written by Tristan Clavel A United Nations monitoring program reported a rise in coca cultivation in Bolivia in 2016 after five successive years of decline, but this reversal in past trends could be short-lived. Overall coca cultivation in Bolivia grew by…
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