La Razon reports today: Justice declared rebel and decided to order the arrest of the Santa Cruz Governor Rubén Costas, he was declared in contempt. Costas is the only opposition leader still in office, after the suspension of his colleagues in Beni, Ernesto Suarez, and Governor of Tarija, Mario Cossío. Opposition parties described as a coup…
Category: La Paz
Tourism figures for 2011, welcome to Bolivia!!
The Bolivian Institute for Foreign Trade (IBCE) has published on december 15, 2011 its biweekly report No.87, Tourism inflow to beautiful Bolivia: This industry has grown by 83% in the period of 2001-2010. Increase happened in great part attributed to our exceptional biodiversity; the following chart lists tourists by countries of origin; figures are in millions of…
Two Israeli tourists lost in Bolivia…
Have you read “Back from Tuichi” by Yossi Ghinsberg? It is a book considered the driving force for hundreds of Israelis coming to Bolivia on pilgrimage. The author wandered in that region of Bolivia and got lost, his book explains his adventures, ordeals and also how he was rescued. Well, Israelis who finish their military duty,…
Visit La Paz museums, one ticket for three within a week!
This is good news and should be replicated in other cities as well; the photo is from the San Francisco museum, baroque style; Pagina Siete reports today: With the aim of promoting the cultural and historical heritage of La Paz and Bolivia, the Cultural Foundation of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), with the support…
Beautiful Titicaca lake and pollution
El Deber reports on an Erbol news regarding pollution in lake Titicaca: The “small” lake, also called Wiñaymarka, in Titicaca [please visualize the size of the whole and you will notice a larger and a smaller part of it.] It is contaminated every day with millions of gallons of untreated sewage from the cities of…
Bolivia is the largest producer of organic cocoa!!
This week is almost over and finally! a piece of good news!! As reported by Gabriela Imaña, La Prensa (for full Spanish article, please use the link below): Currently, Bolivia is recognized as the world’s largest producer of organic cocoa; it grows in the Alto Beni region. The Department of La Paz has 90 percent of…
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