By El Mundo: PRODUCTION. Bolivian cacao is highly valued in the international market for its quality and flavor, with exports concentrated in the Netherlands (37%), followed by Germany (21%) and Argentina (13%). Eighty percent of tree cultivation is concentrated in the department of La Paz. In the local market, it is used in the chocolate industry,…
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UPEA and María Galindo Brought Down | La UPEA y María Galindo por los suelos
By Pedro Portugal, Brujula Digital: María Galindo must be worried. On Tuesday, September 9, she stormed into the offices of the Political Science Department at the Public University of El Alto. She arrived with her arrogance and overbearing attitude—the same approach that often wins her success when she confronts public offices: there, she humiliates at…
The Bolivian origin of the Morenada dance | El origen boliviano de la danza de la morenada
By El Deber: Hundreds of dancers and musicians showcase the Bolivian origin of the Morenada dance PHOTO: EFE Hundreds of dancers and musicians displayed their finest attire this Saturday in a parade that reaffirmed the Bolivian origin of the Morenada dance—an essential part of cultural expressions in Bolivia that have been declared World Heritage, such…
Bolivia lanza inscripciones para la Sorata Jacha Avalancha 2025, su carrera más extrema | Bolivia’s Wildest Race, the Sorata Jacha Avalancha, Opens Registration for 2025
Por Fernando Camargo Rada, Pinkbike: TRAILER JACHA AVALANCHA 2025 por Elnao COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: Sorata Jacha Avalancha En lo alto de los Andes bolivianos, donde el aire es escaso y las montañas se elevan sobre las nubes, se encuentra un desafío único para ciclistas de montaña lo suficientemente audaces para enfrentarlo. Jacha Avalancha no es solo…
Meet Armin Lluta, the Yungas native who made it to Parliament and proposes repealing the coca law | Conozca a Armin Lluta, el yungueño que saltó al parlamento y que propone abrogar la ley de la coca
By Brújula Digital: During Sunday’s elections, coca grower from the Yungas region, Armin Lluta, was elected as single-member deputy for constituency 16 in the department of La Paz, representing the Libre alliance, which nominated Jorge Tuto Quiroga. The new deputy Armin Lluta with his parents. Photo: Courtesy Lluta was born in the community of Nogalani,…
Cochabamba, Guarayos and northern La Paz suffer diesel shortages | Cochabamba, Guarayos y el norte paceño sufren por escasez de diésel
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: Bolivia faces a severe energy crisis /Photo: Ricardo Montero Transport workers spend the night at gas stations in Cochabamba, residents accuse soldiers of favoritism in Guarayos, and social media videos reveal the irregular exit of fuel in Mapiri and Guanay. The fuel crisis in Bolivia is deepening. In Cochabamba, transport…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 