Linda Farthing reports for The Guardian: Pollution levels in Bolivia plummet on nationwide car-free day Country wants to reclaim physical activity in age when young people are focused on computers, says government spokeswoman. Air pollution levels have plunged in cities across Bolivia as the country marked a nationwide car-free day in which all non-emergency vehicles…
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The pitiful excuse of the “I didn’t know” is no longer viable for the ego…
This cartoon is from Página Siete (09/02/2017): The egomaniac who functions as Bolivian president has lost credibility! One of his main excuses was to claim he didn’t know of an issue, to avoid accountability, well, thank God most Bolivians have started to understand his real motives, the hard way … Let’s not forget that labor…
Blooming narcotrafficking under 11 years of government of the coca grower caudillo …
Pagina Siete reports: 29 kg of pure cocaine found in Cobija The Special Force Against Drug Trafficking (FELCN) seized 29.5 kilos of cocaine hydrochloride under the Virtudes operation, which was carried out in the border town of Cobija, in Pando, said national director Santiago Delgadillo. “FELCN, through the personnel of the Group of Intelligence of…
Why is Evo Morales Reviving Bolivia’s Controversial TIPNIS Road?
Emily Achtenberg writes for NACLA: Why is Evo Morales Reviving Bolivia’s Controversial TIPNIS Road? Six years after massive protests halted plans for a proposed highway through the TIPNIS, Bolivian President Evo Morales has promulgated a new law “de-protecting” the reserve and allowing construction of the road. On August 13, President Evo Morales promulgated a new…
Opposing Transgenic Foods in Bolivia
Maria Julia Jimenez reports for Slow Food: Opposing Transgenic Foods in Bolivia Like the rest of the continent and the world, Bolivia has not escaped the process of globalization that has shortened distances, brought information to the masses and turned local populations into consumers, imposing a global culture that marginalizes local identities. In tandem with…
Bolivia’s ‘Death Road’, Where People Are Participating In The Most Dangerous Race In The World
Anuj Tiwari reports for Indian Times: Bolivia’s ‘Death Road’, Where People Are Participating In The Most Dangerous Race In The World Bolivia has emerged as a destination for thrill seekers in the recent times. And the country’s North Yungus Road in the La Paz region is the top attraction. Nicknamed the ‘Death Road’ by locals,…
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