From GardaWorld news alert: Bolivia: Anti-Morales protests possible Anti-Morales protests possible in coming days following court ruling; avoid all demonstrations 28 Mar 02:13 PM UTC TIMEFRAME expected from 3/28/2018, 12:00 AM until 4/4/2018, 11:59 PM (America/La_Paz). COUNTRY/REGION Bolivia, Santa Cruz department. Event On Tuesday, March 27, the Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional; TCP) struck down an…
Category: Santa Cruz
Catholic tradition in Santa Cruz: from Palm Sunday to Easter
Igor Ruiz reports for El Deber: SANTA CRUZ The artisans rush the fabric of palms for Palm Sunday Mrs. Alicia Medina, with her 80 years old, is still creating, together with her daughter María Josefa; must make 500 bouquets. The operations are increased to control the sale of fish in good condition and so that…
Overflow of the Parapetí River in Charagua, Santa Cruz
ReliefWeb reports, excerpt pertaining Bolivia follow: Natural Disasters Monitoring – March 21, 2018 Severe Weather : Bolivia (update) On 20 March 2018, the Bolivia Civil Defense reported the Lagunillas Council declared the town of Charagua, Cordillera Province, Santa Cruz Department, a disaster zone due to recent heavy rain that caused an overflow of the Parapetí…
Santa Cruz, Bolivia experiences uncontrolled deforestation!
Santa Cruz de la Sierra was considered the fastest growing city in South America (70s – 80s) and as such now carries the more entrepreneurial society in Bolivia. Santa Cruz Department is credited with the production of close to 70% of the food in Bolivia … nevertheless, it is also striking to see how weather…
Bolivia continues to endure political persecution under evo!
Pagina Siete reflects political persecution under the government of evo … IN THE LOOK Zvonko in his house Zvonko Matkovic, one of the defendants in the terrorism case, finally left the Palmasola prison and was able to avail himself of the house arrest ordered by a court in La Paz. Although Matkovic was released from…
Conservationists rush to save Bolivian turtles threatened by egg trafficking
Regardless of who is at the Bolivian government, my respect and admiration for the Bolivian Park Rangers, for the local and international NGOs that over decades, have helped our biodiversity, thank you! The above opinion is from Bolivian Thoughts. Mongabay reports: Conservationists rush to save Bolivian turtles threatened by egg trafficking BY EDUARDO FRANCO BERTON ON 15…
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