In Bolivia we use cartoon humor to portray our failures and frustrations, let’s see some: This is from El Diario, March 17, 2012. It shows the increasing levels of crime and certainly those wonderful tourists who choose our country, are almost defenseless. The police section who is responsible for tourism protection has very little resources,…
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An update: TIPNIS April 25, 2012 protest-walk is well underway, nothing will stop it!!
Pagina Siete reports about the struggle of the TIPNIS and CIDOB rights against current government’s policies: Yesterday, the IV National Commission of the CIDOB ratified the realization of the IX indigenous march from April 25th, despite the fact that the Brazilian company OAS will cease construction of the Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos road through…
An old and ongoing relationship between the USA and Bolivia
Current Bolivian government is one day attacking the USG and the next signs agreements… is it politically correct or does it led to anything? Is Bolivia better off with or without the aid of the USA? In any case, our Bolivia humor portrayed this cartoon: It is from El Diario, April 2, 2012. While the…
Margarita and Huacaya oil fields unveiled, no need for further conflict between Chuquisaca and Tarija
Hilton Heredia reports for El Deber about the connectivity between two oil fields and fortunately there is no need to continue with the conflict between brethren departments: Official. The American firm Gaffney Cline & Associates last night unveiled that a (H1b) reservoir of the Margarita field in Tarija (the largest gas deposit) field has connectivity with…
Bolivian government’s pathetic politics…
Bolivian humor is used to diffuse frustration and impotence regarding how laws are not enforced, how public safety is almost nonexistent, how current political party in government wants to erase our past, as if our parents and their grandparents before had nothing to contribute to being a Bolivian citizen: This is from El Diario, March…
TIPNIS has the date and THE place set to start defense of its territory and our national park!
ANF news agency reports and is published in El Deber’s website: The 9th [protest] march will depart seven months after the Government of President Evo Morales restrain the indigenous people who participated in the 8th march, precisely in the town of Chaparina, a few kilometers of Yucumo. [the date is set for April 25, 2012]…
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