Pagina Siete reports on the infamous, anarchical and illegal take over of private property, Sayaquira mine was, again invaded by a violent and angry mob: Eight male persons were detained and transferred to cells of the special force of fight against crime (FELCC) the morning of Friday, March 23, 2012, charged with the subjugation of…
Category: Potosi
Bolivian undeniable truths through the humor lenses
I will share with you some cartoons that appeared in our Bolivian newspapers as they reflect our daily ordeal: This is from El Diario, February 10, 2012. It shows the education minister presenting the “new ancient syllabus” and the teachers saying “how retrograde!!” Current government persists on pushing us backwards in time. Just an example:…
34 violently injured people between Potosi and Oruro, is this blunt anarchy or what??!!
Freddy Lacio reports for El Deber’s website: At least 34 wounded, four of them seriously, is the result of a clash between peasants from the municipalities of Quillacas, Oruro, and Coroma, Potosí, for the possession of tracts of land suitable for cultivation of quinoa, found in the boundary between of both departments and which are…
Bolivian government’s political style and performance, as of March 2012
Current Bolivian government continues to have serious managerial misfits and sadly it shows an incredible aptitude for flunking, despite over six years in government; the following cartoons just illustrate how it was perceived by Bolivian society, close to the end of February 2012: This one is from El Diario, February 29, 2012. Both current president…
Hotels to enjoy Uyuni salt plains; red/green lagoons and volcanoes!! Red Tayka is there to stay!
There are wonderful news that will help enjoy the beautiful sites that lovely Potosi has to offer. Angela Carrasco writes for La Prensa: The creation of four hotels promotes and helps the development of indigenous communities of the Salar de Uyuni [salt plains]. Hotel Tayka the salt; Tayka the stone; Talya the desert; and hotel…
Unbelievable and irresponsible presidential remarks… February 8, 2012
I am certainly flabbergasted and looked twice in Los Tiempos website… and it was true; those presidential remarks do not only undermine his own presidential term, but authority and laws that are supposed to keep us at peace and like citizens from a nation in this 21st century… are being thrown down the toilet. For…
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