Reuters reports through The Guardian: Bolivia’s ‘cholita’ climbers scale highest mountain yet: ‘I cried with emotion’ Two years ago, 11 Aymara indigenous women who worked for mountaineers decided to do their own climbing and have since tackled five peaks near La Paz. For years, Lydia Huayllas, 48, has worked as a cook at base camps…
Category: Health
Bolivia has “changed” thanks to the egocentric coca-grower leader … WTH!
The following cartoons published yesterday, depict Bolivian reality after more than 10 years of the ochlocratic government: From Pagina Siete: The pending files on the government’s need-to-do’s has on the left side all the “approved: projects that will serve to improve the image of this president. The files on the right are projects on: health,…
A disgrace called evo
I write this post filled with anger against the worst populist to set foot at the Bolivian presidency. This coca grower has finally demonstrated what he is made of: egocentric and cares only about himself, a despicable person and the worst possible president. This cartoon from Pagina Siete reflects the ordeal of the people with diminished…
Wheelchair-bound protesters in Bolivia brave 234-mile trek to demand benefit rise
Some 150 disabled people taking part in a 234-mile trek to La Paz, arrived in the rural Andean town of Caracollo as they step up pressure on the Bolivian government in a bid for an increase in their state benefits to combat the poverty that is facing the country’s disabled community. Setting off in wheelchairs…
Bolivia set to become latest member of the nuclear club: WTH!?
From the Chartered Institute of Building, GCR reports: Bolivia set to become latest member of the nuclear club 5 April 2016 | By David Rogers The government of Bolivia has concluded a $300m deal with Rosatom, Russia’s state-owned nuclear engineer, to build a research complex that will lay the technical basis for the country’s future…
Bolivia Church Clashes With Govt in Scathing Attack on Drug Corruption
InSight Crime reports: Bolivia Church Clashes With Govt in Scathing Attack on Drug Corruption Written by Mimi Yagoub A pastoral letter by members of Bolivia’s Catholic Church has spoken out against drug trafficking and consumption in the country, controversially laying part of the blame on the nation’s “corrupt” government and security forces. The letter by…
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