An interesting analysis appeared in Pagina Siete, August 7, 2011, by Gonzalo Chavez, an interesting article about how can we and should, increase our Tourism Industry. In 2010, around 600 thousand tourists came to Bolivia and expended around 350 million dollars. Peru on the other hand received two million visitors and “left” two billion dollars. Chile and Costa Rica reported similar…
Category: Santa Cruz
New hotel accommodations in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Santa Cruz de la Sierra is regarded as the most entrepreneurial, beautiful city in Bolivia and that is correct!!! People who come here, I heard them say, “this looks like the Caribbean, where is the sea?” It appears that this part of Bolivia resembles those idyllic touristic places that most Americans and Europeans like so…
Today is Bolivian Independence Day!! God bless Bolivia!!
Thank you dear reader for choosing Bolivian Thoughts in an Emerging World in this 186th BIRTHDAY! To help me celebrate this Special Day, I thought pictures are better than words, this one portrays Bolivian innocence in Rancho Nuevo, rural Santa Cruz. From El Deber, August 6, 2011. I also decided music helps connect better. So, if you…
Bolivian garbage disposal… recycling, reusing? CBN works just fine!
This cartoon (El Dia, July, 31 2011) shows the problem we face daily in Santa Cruz, a huge tide of trash is about to cover us. How to take care (properly) the 900 tons of garbage in this city, is a recurring problem. Speaking of recycling or reusing, they are still in their primary and basic attempts….
Bolivian agriculture downsized, why?
La Razon newspaper published today a report about the reduction of crop surface for the agricultural year. A comparison of agricultural years 2008-2009 with 2009-2010 shows a decrease of 99,000 hectares. The chart shows in its first column “Percentage and hectares grown by agricultural year, per region” Regions are: the lowlands (Beni and Santa…
Pedro Rivero – El Deber newspaper: summoned by Bolivian justice…
Today, Pedro Rivero Mercado, major shareholder and Director for the largest Santa Cruz newspaper was accused for “illicit enrichment”. Rivero is a well-regarded, respected journalist nationwide; he was subpoenaed and will have to obey the edict he was given. Journalists in Santa Cruz will march on Monday, to protest for this accusation. More about this, as it…
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