Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: The Bolivian A discussion that is part of the social and political debate of the last thirty or forty years in Bolivia, especially since the time of the visibility of the “kataristas” cultural currents, refers to the need to find or define the identity of Bolivia. All reflection struggled…
Category: Environment
Bolivian gov cares very little about the environment, intends to explore oil in seven of 22 protected areas
AFP reports in Yahoo News: Bolivia to explore oil in seven of 22 protected areas Bolivia will explore for oil in seven of 22 protected reserves, the president said Tuesday, sparking outcry from opposition activists. President Evo Morales pledged the exploration would not have detrimental environmental impacts, and said the government had held “consultations” before…
Flood the Madidi to stay in power
Raul Penaranda writes in Pagina Siete: Flood the Madidi to stay in power There is only limited economic vision that drives the Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera, a drive almost exclusively on extractive tasks to achieve economic growth. His close look, in which (almost) only enter options as drilling gas fields and mining, as well…
How Moving To Bolivia Saved Our Retirement
From: How Moving To Bolivia Saved Our Retirement By David Hammond, InternationalLiving.com This article comes to us courtesy of InternationalLiving.com, the world’s leading authority on how to live, work, invest, travel, and retire better overseas. Nestled in an Andean valley at 6,000 feet, the Bolivian city of Tarija is truly one of South America’s great…
Costs and landscapes of Bolivia to seduce even Hollywood
Andrea Monasterios reports for El Deber: Costs and landscapes of Bolivia to seduce even Hollywood In the first half of 2015, George Clooney and Werner Herzog filmed two films in the country. International TV programs and even video portrayed our culture. “Our brand is crisis”, produced by George Clooney movie, starring Sandra Bullock, the first…
Environmental Sustainability Issues in Bolivia
This excerpt, from the Foundation for Sustainable Development has to serve us to sit and reflect over our future: Environmental Sustainability Issues in Bolivia One of the most pressing environmental sustainability concerns in Bolivia is soil erosion from overgrazing and poor cultivation methods, including slash and burn agriculture. Over the past few decades, use of…
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