Los Tiempos reports today about the tornado that hit Cochabamba on 11/16/11. The photo shows repairing works in Pucara – taken by José Rocha Los Tiempos. The tornado that swept roofs and walls of 20 houses was FO category, according to the Fujita scale, which reached a tangential velocity of 100 to 140 kilometers per hour, reported yesterday AASANA chief meteorologist, Jorge…
Category: Environment
Briefs: Margarita gas field; crafts; electricity prices
Margarita gas field: Yesterday in La Paz, Chuquisaca and Tarija walked out the meeting without solution. For details, see link: https://bolivianthoughts.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/campo-margarita-royalties-issue-between-chuquisaca-and-tarija/ La Razon reports: After a lengthy meeting with energy sector officials, representatives of both departments left the central office facilities of YPFB in the city of La Paz, but not before ratifying and insisting on their…
Unusual tornado hits Cochabamba??!
I lived in the midwest, USA where tornadoes are a part of their lives; unlike people from Cochabamba who were surprised by a micro tornado. La Razon reports today, for more photographs and full Spanish article, please go to the link below: Wednesday’s (11/16/11) event was the first phenomenon of this kind recorded in the valley, but chances…
TIPNIS in between scape goats and intangibility
These two cartoons pretty much outline what is going on in the lives of the TIPNIS people, after their 66-day-walk ordeal. From El Diario (11/14/11), a government official is pointing the “suspects” to the Attorney General and is saying: “Here Mr. Attorney..! One of these is the one who gave the order for the repression…
Endgame for Evo?
Roberto Laserna has written a very interesting article, published in Project Syndicate, printed in Spanish in Los Tiempos and now here, in its entirety as it is very illustrative on current Bolivian president’s performance: Endgame for Evo? Roberto Laserna LA PAZ – The populist government of Bolivian President Evo Morales seems to be heading for political…
Golden anniversary for USAID
This cartoon appeared in La Razon on November 15, 2011. Where you see two sides of current political party in government. Kudos for USAID’s golden anniversary! Fifty years helping the whole world. In case you didn’t know, USAID/Bolivia funded a great variety of infrastructure across our beautiful Bolivia: did you know about: the road La…
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