ANF reports in Opinion: Lunch rose to 49 percent in five years and Santa Cruz recorded the most expensive The average price for lunch in the country climbed to 49 percent, depending on the region and in the city of Santa Cruz recorded the highest, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) prepared by the…
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The UK has issued a travel advice… as Bolivia is a torn country thanks to current gov’s lack of leadership!
The United Kingdom has issued a travel warning for people who want to come to Bolivia: Foreign Travel Advice BOLIVIA Summary Still current at: 21 July 2015 Updated: 21 July 2015 Latest update: Summary – industrial action in Potosí has led to road closures and shortages of food and water; if you attempt travel…
Flood the Madidi to stay in power
Raul Penaranda writes in Pagina Siete: Flood the Madidi to stay in power There is only limited economic vision that drives the Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera, a drive almost exclusively on extractive tasks to achieve economic growth. His close look, in which (almost) only enter options as drilling gas fields and mining, as well…
Bolivian Carmen Rosa: The fearless cholita wrestler
From Sounds and Colors: CARMEN ROSA: THE FEARLESS CHOLITA WRESTLER By Ellen Gordon: The indigenous Aymara people have been discriminated against since colonial times and make up the second largest ethnic group In Bolivia. The Aymara’s knowledge of the land, ability to adapt to modernisation, and extensive trading networks have ensured their survival even when…
Attempted Tensions DID NOT Rise In Bolivia As Indigenous Witches Prepared For The Pope’s Visit
This news appeared prior to Pope Francis visit to Bolivia… as I hoped, there were NO TENSIONS! He knows better than that… anyway I thought it would be nice to publish it after he left my beloved Bolivia! From the Huffington Post: Tensions Rise In Bolivia As Indigenous Witches Prepare For The Pope’s Visit EL…
The Pope getting high in Bolivia? … NOT!
This news appeared prior to Pope Francis visit to Bolivia… as I hoped, he DID NOT chew anything! He knows better than that… anyway I thought it would be nice to publish it after he left my beloved Bolivia! Two articles on the subject follow: From the Malaysian Insider: The Pope getting high in Bolivia?…
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