Glen Argan reports for National Catholic Reporter: In Bolivia, when the water dries up, so does the economy An abandoned boat lies several hundred feet from the shore of Lake Poopo in late August, testimony to the disappearance of the lake and the salt flats that remain in Llapallapani, Bolivia. Lake Poopo dried up three…
Category: Environment
SKIING DURING SUMMER VACATION AT 18,000 FEET
Hadley Hammer writes for Teton Gravity Research: SKIING DURING SUMMER VACATION AT 18,000 FEET One, two, three. Keep counting. Keep moving. Up, Up, Up. Head throbbing. My stomach twists and turns like the clouds below. That’s right, the clouds are below my feet. At over 18,000 feet, it appears that everything is below me, the…
evolitics 101: Narcobrothers in the MAS
A great Editorial from Pagina Siete: Narcobrothers in the MAS The crime of drug trafficking is one of the scourges that has stigmatized Bolivian society for decades. This Government is no exception in the sense that it has faced large seizures of cocaine and growing violence associated with drug-related crimes and related offenses. From time…
Breaking news: Bolivia offers Cañahua as the new Quinoa!
EFE reports via AlDia News: Is Cañahua the new Quinoa? Cañahua, a little-known Andean grain that has a higher nutritional value than quinoa, is being introduced to the international market by Bolivia. Cañahua, a little-known Andean grain that has a higher nutritional value than quinoa, is being introduced to the international market by Bolivia. “Cañahua…
Today! Many Countries start to attend Bolivian International Fair Expocruz 2017
Prensa Latina reports: Many Countries to Attend Bolivian International Fair Expocruz 2017 La Paz, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Representations from Latin America, Europe, and Asia will participate in the international fair Expocruz 2017, in which they foresee today an economic movement superior to the 100 million dollars. Mario Herrera, general manager of the Santa Cruz…
The World must know: Rejection of intention to re-nominate Evo Morales
El Diario reports: Rejection of intention to re-nominate Evo Morales After the presentation of an abstract action before the Constitutional Court, on the part of the Movement to Socialism [MAS], analysts and constitutionalist argue that this body has no power to declare unconstitutional the articles of the Political Constitution of the State. In addition, organizations…
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