Pagina Siete reports coca crops in Chapare is extending to Yapacani, see below map: Reports warns that 22% of the coca leaf are inside the National Parks of the Chapare, Cochabamba. Around 39 hectares are reported in Yapacani, Santa Cruz; report was delivered yesterday to the Bolivian government. [remember that in the past, coca growers always “claimed”…
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Bolivian Roads: TIPNIS is just the tip of the iceberg…
La Razon’s article today has an interesting analysis that involved the TIPNIS road and the trans-oceanic corridors that cross Bolivia, as shown in the map above. Two development “visions” exist these days in Bolivia, one “traditional” as envisioned by the indigenous groups; and a “modern” one by current government. Former head of CEJIS and current Presidency…
Bolivian questionable Judicial elections: October 2011
This cartoon from El Diario, best reflects how Bolivian society reflects regarding the questioned elections for the Judicial System in Bolivia. While current president and his political affiliates are engaged in a campaign to endorse and advocate the elections; former ally Juan del Granado and his political party MSM are campaigning to vote NO and nullify…
Bolivian government will puchase two tons of gold per year
The Bolivian government intends to buy two tons of gold per year, as a precautionary measure to protect our net international reserves (RIN of the Bolivian Central Bank – BCB). The price will be internationally driven. The chart above, lists the reserves: dollars, euros, gold and DEG. The first graph shows the Gold Reserves in million dollars and the second…
Bolivia may suffer more blackouts… very soon!
The electricity reserves approached zero this week, private sector fears more blackouts over the short run. In September 7, the demand in the Wholesale Electric Market (MEM) reported 1,043 MW, when the historical maximum data reached 1,050 MW, in August 18. According to the information provided by the National Committee of Charge Dispatch (CNDC) in its website, as of…
Smoke forces to close down 34 airports in Bolivia
As you can see on yesterday’s Santa Cruz city photo; smoke threatens our health, it damages the environment and is a cause of accidents (an Aerocon flight to Trinidad is still missing, search was impaired because of the smoke). Yesterday, 34 out of 36 airports in intermediate cities have been closed, until weather conditions improve. Hope for…
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