LLAMA LEATHER IS MORE RESISTANT THAN CATTLE

Reports La Prensa: CURRENTLY THERE ARE SOME 20 MILLION HEADS OF CAMELIDS LLAMA LEATHER IS MORE RESISTANT La Paz. The Llama leather is 15 times more resistant than those of cattle, said Roberto Mustafa, general manager of Curtiembre Andina [Andina Tannery]. In an interview with the newspaper Cuero Noticias [Leather News], Mustafa said that with…

In Santa Cruz, rio Los Negros is drying up

Leyla Mendieta reports for El Dia: Pampa Grande Municipality They report that Los Negros river is drying up Department. In 12 municipalities there is lack of water. Emergency state is analyzed. The rio Los Negros [Black River], in the town Pampa Grande is drying. Villagers say the situation worsened in the past two weeks. The…

Bolivia and The Global Competitiveness Report 2014–2015

The World Economic Forum has issued its Global Competitiveness Report 2014–2015. The information regarding Bolivia follows: . . [If you notice the first six marks are a direct result of the coca grower’s government. They managed to isolate Bolivia from sustainable growth, scare away investors, impose quotas on the food industry, de-dolarization, a corrupt and large…