Pagina Siete reports: Costas pleads for a Departmental Guard in the presence of “organized mafias” and cartels What is the reason they do not let us do our own departmental guard? Asked the governor of Santa Cruz. The governor of Santa Cruz, Rubén Costas, advocated the creation of a Departmental Guard that has a presence…
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Hooters Opens First Bolivia Location in Santa Cruz
Restaurant News reports: Hooters Opens First Bolivia Location in Santa Cruz Atlanta, GA (RestaurantNews.com) Hooters of America, LLC, today unveiled the opening of its first-ever location in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, led by franchise partner, Francorp SRL. The opening is part of a five-location agreement that will see Francorp SRL open an additional four Hooters restaurants…
Bolivia’s coca grower caudillo president Nearly Doubled Land Allowed for Coca
Voice of America reports: Bolivia Set to Nearly Double Land Allowed for Coca A woman chews coca leaves during an event commemorating the tradition of coca leaf chewing in La Paz, Bolivia, Jan. 11, 2017. Coca has been cultivated in the Bolivian Andes since at least the Inca era. [people forget that the Inca and…
Cartoons and calendars help Bolivian farmers dampen fire risk
Sophie Hares reports for Reuters: Cartoons and calendars help Bolivian farmers dampen fire risk TEPIC, Mexico (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A mix of high-tech satellite data and brightly colored cartoons is helping subsistence farmers around Riberalta in Bolivia’s northern Amazon pick the best time to burn off their land and reduce the risk of uncontrolled…
The Mennonites of Bolivia
Jackie Friedman reports ofr The Week: The Mennonites of Bolivia The insular agricultural community just wants to be left alone… in the tropical jungles of South America. Selling milk and cheese are among the most important sources of income for Mennonites in Bolivia. | (Jordi Ruiz Cirera) The broad savannahs and dry jungles of…
Bolivia declares emergency over locust plague
BBC reports: Bolivia declares emergency over locust plague The Bolivian government has declared a state of emergency in a vast agricultural area affected by a plague of locusts. President Evo Morales has announced a contingency plan, which includes $700,000 in extra funds for fumigation. The swarm first appeared over a week ago near the low-lying…
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