During October 2011, two main political issues happened: the Judicial “elections” and the TIPNIS fight against a road that would cut the national park and indigenous territory. In both instances, current Bolivian president and his political coalition lost credibility and appeared as the losing party. This cartoon, published today in La Razon, shows the envy…
Category: Environment
Bolivia’s rapid growing volcano: Uturuncu
The following paragraphs are excerpts from Tammy Marie Rose, National Green Activism Examiner, October 25, 2011. “A mystery is rising in the South America as a mysterious and rapidly inflating volcano has scientist scratching heads in wonder.” “Uturuncu is a nearly 20,000-foot-high volcano located in southwest Bolivia. Recently scientists discovered the volcano is inflating and…
October environmental economics 101 about “intangible”
After the turmoil of the TIPNIS road to be or not to be built, finally incumbent parties have sat and now the Assembly will be cleaning up the mess… However, they are arguing over what is intangible or not. Indigenous people say it would refer to large projects, apparently made by and/or approved by the…
Final Balance over the Bolivian TIPNIS struggle
This cartoon is from El Diario, October 23, 2011; current Bolivian president trapped! He is weaving a white flag in an act of surrender. On one end a huge crowd representing not only the TIPNIS and other indigenous people, but most of Bolivian citizens in support of the indigenous territory and the national park. At…
14:00 TIPNIS starts dialogue with Bolivian government 10/21/11
If you read my tweets, you know indigenous leaders as they walked out of the governmental palace, after 90 minutes, said they will reconvene and meet around 17:00 this afternoon. Indigenous leaders would like current Bolivian president to greet all the marchers. They also want more TIPNIS people to be able to go inside Plaza…
TIPNIS will meet current Bolivian president tonite!
The Bolivian government has finally come to its sense, so I believe as I read Pagina Siete’s website this afternoon: Ivan Canelas, minister of communication has said that the president has agreed to meet with 20 TIPNIS leaders at 18:00 in the executive government palace. http://www.paginasiete.bo/2011-10-20/Nacional/Destacados/dialogo.aspx 19:00 PAT news program reports that indigenous people are…
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