Category: Santa Cruz

New road blockade today: Santa Cruz – Warnes

Started around 8:00 hours this morning. Around 500 people blockaded not only the road between Santa Cruz – Chapare – La Paz, but also to the northern productive agricultural area of this beautiful department. Blockade also affected the entrance to the Viru Viru International Airport. People are demanding that current Mayor of Warnes resigns from office. A…

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Bolivia governance in peril

1. Santa Cruz: Illegal settlers were again the source of violent conflict. Today’s TV programs reported that yesterday at the 9th ring and Cumavi Ave., there were around 20 sheds (some with brick walls) that were destroyed by furious owners and neighbors. The following link was reported by El Mundo newspaper; the problem was close…

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National public transport strike confirmed for this Monday, June 20

It is 20:04, Friday, June 17 and local TV reports that the national strike is confirmed. The public transportation unions, included heavy load trucks will stop working as of zero hours this coming Monday. Here in Santa Cruz, there are also threats that streets and roads will be blocked (and probably that will happen countrywide). So,…

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Road between Bolivia – Argentina is blocked!

There is currently (as of 7am today) a road blockade in the vicinity of Yacuiba, en route to Argentina. A number of students are blockading the road near Villa El Carmen, about 20 Km from Yacuiba, town where another number of those students are in their 5th day of hunger strike. Students belong to the…

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National transport strike… starting Monday, June 20

The main union of public transport has gathered and agreed to go on a general “mobilized” (meaning blockades of streets and roads; hunger strikes, etc.) strike. This Confederation of Union Drivers of Bolivia (CSCHB) demands that Supreme Decree No. 890 be revoked. This decree states that as of year 2018, there should be no vehicles older…

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