BBC News reports: Bolivian President Evo Morales says Chile base is a threat Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has accused neighbouring Chile of threatening his country by establishing a military base close to their border. Mr Morales said the base about 15km (10 miles) from the border was an act of aggression against Bolivia. He said…
Category: Social Unrest
Lets save the Bolivian river dolphin: the bufeo
A Sub Editorial from Los Tiempos: Save the bufeo It has been reported that in the last two years, about two hundred of Bolivian river dolphins in Iténez-Mamore rivers have been killed, where these endemic mammals inhabit, to be used as fishing bait for tilefish fish, which is much sought on the market. [photos…
Bolivian external debt rose by 10.5%
El Dia reports in hoybolivia.com: The external debt rose by 10.5% El Dia.- The balance of Bolivia’s external debt at the end of year 2015 increased by 10.5% over the previous year, despite of that, its structure remains sustainable, reported yesterday the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB). “The ratio between the balance and gross domestic…
Bolivia: Disabled protesters clash with riot police over state benefits in La Paz
International Business Times reports: Bolivia: Disabled protesters clash with riot police over state benefits in La Paz By James Lillywhite [to watch video, please use link at the bottom] Disabled protesters clashed with riot police in Bolivia, as the call for a rise in state benefits in the country intensifies. Dozens of protesters could be…
UN asked Bolivia gov to investigate the attacks to the home of the Ombudsman
AFP reports in Pagina Siete: UN asked to investigate the attacks to the home of the Ombudsman Two fires were recorded at the home of Villena who described the events ‘as a criminal political fact’. United Nations recommended the Bolivian public prosecutor to investigate the two fires in the home of the Ombudsman, a harsh…
The real evo
You can understand people’s behavior when they face conflict and have to make decisions. The Bolivian ruler, a coca grower has really done it, this time. His egocentric attitude towards wasting Bolivian funds in expensive and useless governmental buildings and other luxuries for his own leisure, while not governing in a way that would meet…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 