Roger Cortez, Los Tiempos: Barrage of counterfeits, whirlpool of violence The Bolivian president, in a new and explainable confusion, attributed, in Mexico, to the previous government the breaking of the contract for the exploitation of lithium from the Uyuni salt flat. The one who made the decision –very against his wishes certainly– was Juan Evo…
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Lithium and lies – Litio y mentiras
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Economic analysis President Luis Arce decided to lie in Mexico, probably thinking he was in Bolivia.He said that the Quantum electric cars that are made in Cochabamba use lithium batteries made in the country, which is not true: they use lead batteries.The lithium battery plant that the government of the coca…
Un corto animado rescata la leyenda del Salar de Uyuni – An animated short rescues the legend of the Salar de Uyuni
Wara Arteaga, Pagina Siete: After a half-year work, the short will be released on February 28 on the Google Meet platform, days later it will be broadcast on YouTube. According to the Andean oral tradition, the largest salt desert in the world was the result of a great love disappointment: the betrayal of the great…
Un gobierno retrógrada – A retrograde government
El Diario: They regret the government’s decision regarding tourists from Israel and the US The tourism sector regrets the government’s decision to reestablish a visa for citizens of the United States and Israelis, a decision that will reduce tourism from those countries to Bolivia, the most affected regions will be La Paz, Rurrenabaque and Uyuni….
Exportando vino – Exporting wine
Brujula Digital: From Outside with Ramón Escobar: The man who opened the doors to Bolivian wines in North America WASHINGTON DC.- Bolivian wines and singanis have already entered the North American market through Chufly Imports, a company founded by Ramón Escobar, a Bolivian-American determined to catalyze “impact investing” or impact investments that aim to improve…
The world needs lithium. Can Bolivia’s new president deliver it?
TAKING THE LI OUT OF BOLIVIA Maddie Stone, Grist: Last year, when former Bolivian president Evo Morales was forced to resign, it was unclear whether the socialist leader’s dream of transforming his country into a powerhouse lithium producer would survive. Last month, the world got its answer when Bolivians overwhelmingly voted to elect Luis Arce, the candidate representing the…
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