Snow in Potosi: Some Swiss tourist were rescued by the military, they were at the “Ojo de Perdiz” Hotel in the vicinity of Silala. Another undetermined number of Canadian tourists are reported to be stranded by the Red Lagoon, and expected to be rescued soon, too. http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/nacional/20110712/militares-rescatan-a-turistas-suizos-retenidos-por-la-nieve-en-la-zona-del_133457_271185.html TIPNIS: Indigenous groups have decided to go on a protest march from the…
Category: Santa Cruz
Positive! corn production doubled!!!
El Diario, reports today that corn production in Santa Cruz has doubled!! Corn used for poultry and hogs have doubled its production; seven communities in Lagunillas and Charagua, from Alto Parapeti region in Santa Cruz. For the first time doubled their 2.1 ton production per hectare to 4.1. As a result of a better use of the land and…
Bolivian Economics 101, updated
1. Important signal was sent to the Latin American community of nations, as well as to the international cooperating agencies. Government has decided to comply with the Inter American Development Bank (IADB – BID in Spanish, http://www.iadb.org) requirement to increase its shares to continue to benefit from its services. An estimated $14.7MM will be disbursed…
TIPNIS evolving crisis
The following article (today in El Deber) made by Julio Cesar Caballero provides useful information regarding TIPNIS. The article starts with a comment that if this road would have been located in the highlands, the project would have never even reached the paper. That is an appreciation of how current government makes different decisions on similar issues in different…
Today’s road blockade in Santa Cruz – UPDATE
After ten hours, road transit was restored from Santa Cruz city to Camiri; Samaipata – Cochabamba (old road). Citizens from La Guardia and surroundings were asking Mario Subirana to resign, as an apparent alliance with current political party in government and for “betraying” elected Mayor, Jorge ‘Chichino” Morales. The Mayor considered by some in-country and…
UPDATE on today’s road blockade Santa Cruz-Warnes
After five hours, police cleared the blockade, a number of injured and four detained people was reported. The route is expedite now.
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