TIPNIS under fire!! government signed contract to re-start phase I of the road…

Unfortunately, our TIPNIS’ national park and Isiboro Secure indigenous territory, continues to be in jeopardy! so much for the self-named protectors of mother earth… Juan Carlos Veliz writes for Pagina Siete: Indigenous people say the Government seeks to fulfill a campaign promise Evo resumes construction of the section I of the route through the TIPNIS…

Is Bolivia going on the right foot??!

Certainly NOT!!! So far, not good at all… we continue to strive, to survive, despite the lack of clear public policies, incentive to private investing, creation of employment. On the other hand, narcotrafficking, smuggling, violent take overs and chaos and anarchy seem to rule, even more when the one elected abandons the country on some…

TIPNIS: Chaparina without justice!!

This is an Editorial from El Deber: Chaparina without Justice A year after having happened, it is still present in the collective memory, the brutal repression in Chaparina against hundreds of men, women and children marching in defense of their territory against the construction of a road through the heart of the TIPNIS. In that…

What has made Santa Cruz so special and successful over 202 years?

The following paragraphs are excerpts from an article published in El Dia yesterday. Santa Cruz competitiveness’ results were published in an earlier post on September 20th, you can read about it using this link. These excerpts are interesting and describe even more Santa Cruz’s importance: From Marcelo Campos Velez article: Idiosyncrasies of the Santa Cruz…

Extract or produce? Which is better for Bolivia?

Development dilemma? It certainly proved elsewhere, value added to primary commodities will bring wealth to a nation. El Diario publishes this interesting reality… To the detriment of higher levels of growth Extraction model does not lead to the productive according to economists In the case of the cooperative mining companies, there is the need for…