Raul Penaranda writes in Pagina Siete: Distance between what is said and done Past Bolivian politicians were not a paragon of virtue, much less, and committed a series of contradictions between what they said and did. One offered a “moral revolution” and was involved in numerous scandals, another 500,000 jobs promised and fulfilled only 10%…
Category: Environment
Understand how Bolivian cocaine is taking over Argentina
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: The Argentinian Province Jorge Lanata said that the unique contribution of the Kirchner to his country was that they introduced the drug narcotraffick, thanks to coca entering Argentina from Bolivia, thousands of tons. These governments are, indeed, changing the history of their countries. Argentina received its name because it…
Bolivia Health 101: Four endemic diseases threaten our health!
From El Diario: Four endemic diseases threaten health of inhabitants Dengue, malaria, chagas and leishmaniasis are the four endemic diseases that threaten the health of the population in a steadily way in Bolivia. Eradication is impossible, prevention and treatment are the only alternative to control. Deputy Minister of Health Promotion, Martin Maturana, reported yesterday that…
Solid proof that current gov’s wrongdoings leads to anarchy and narcotraffick!
ANF reports in El Deber: COCA CROPS Coca crops displaces citrus and coffee in Yungas Los Yungas community members explained that the coffee, citrus and fruit, are generally more difficult to grow because there are a variety of fungi and insect pests affecting the production, so they opted for coca. [failed to say coca is…
Will Bolivia ever find oil? Better be outside our National Parks!!
Carlos Miranda writes in El Dia: Energy and Hydrocarbons Will we find oil? For over three years YPFB is trying to achieve private local and/or foreign investment in the search for hydrocarbons in the country. However, its great effort has been unsuccessful. In turn, the Government showed concern that the absence of new reserves and…
Is there Rule of Law in Bolivia??!!
Lets take a look at the Rule of Law Index 2014 for Bolivia: Supporting the rule of law in Latin America by Juan Carlos Botero [excerpts follow] Most economies in Latin America struggle with recurring problems in their institutional frameworks. The repeated flooding of the Bogota River illustrates the cyclical and expanding nature of these…
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