From Rough Guides: Top 10 Countries to Visit With annual visitor numbers barely reaching a million, it’s safe to say the world has yet to discover Bolivia. Make 2017 the year you explore one of South America’s most overlooked destinations. Trekking through the astounding biodiversity of the Bolivian Amazon, blazing through the surreal salt flats…
Category: Environment
A pipeline suffers ‘puncture’ in Carrasco well
El Deber reports: One duct suffers ‘puncture’ in Carrasco well The villagers fear possible water pollution. YPFB Chaco closed the well and plans to send water 3 DAYS AGO [news states it happened last Wednesday, December 28, 2016] A collection line for the Carrasco 9 well at the YPFB Chaco Carrasco plant suffered a ‘puncture’…
Dam overflows in boliva and swamps Caracoles town
Reuters reports via 9News: Dam overflows in Bolivia and swamps town Hundreds of Bolivians in the small community of Caracoles, 248 km from the capital city of La Paz, were evacuated after heavy floods and mudslides destroyed 85 houses. [to watch video, please use link below] Authorities declared a state of emergency on Saturday and…
Floods kill at least eight in Bolivia
EuroNews reports: Floods kill at least eight in Bolivia Floods caused by torrential rain in Bolivia have killed at least eight people. The national weather service has issued a high-level alert for heavy rain in five areas in the west of the country, including the administrative capital La Paz. [to watch the video, please use…
Bolivia: Morales Tries to Thwart Democracy, Run Again in 2019
Sabrina Martin reports for PanAm Post: Bolivia: Morales Tries to Thwart Democracy, Run Again in 2019 The Bolivian government is insistent upon running Evo Morales as a candidate again in the next presidential election, despite the rejection of Morales’ reelection bid in a national referendum. Social sectors allied with Morales’ Movement to Socialism (MAS) party…
WTH! Evo Morales seeks to defy Bolivia’s constitution, Latin America’s rightward shift
Martin Arostegui – Special to The Washington Times: Evo Morales seeks to defy Bolivia’s constitution, Latin America’s rightward shift At a time when leftist populism was supposed to be receding in Latin America, Bolivian President Evo Morales is trying to buck the trend by announcing his intention to seek an unprecedented fourth presidential term. Even…
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