Roberto Ortiz writes in the blog of the Panam Post: Bolivia’s Narco State Now Out in the Open International Warnings Do Little to Temper Drug-Trafficking Haven Roberto Ortiz October 27, 2014 at 4:24 pm One year ago, in October 2013, I wrote “Bolivia, the Narco-Trafficker’s Paradise,” published in El Deber and El Dia. My article…
Category: Social Unrest
Protected Areas of Bolivia 101
Jorge Arteaga writes in El Diario: “We should all travel to these earthly paradises” Protected Areas of Bolivia [Pics above belong to http://www.boliviabella.com/parques-nacionales-de-bolivia.html%5D Two-thirds of Bolivia are found in the Amazon that, on average, is about 200 meters above sea level (masl). Then, the Bolivian territory rises westward to reach the high plateau, about…
Use of used clothing is dangerous to your health and to our industry!
El Diario reports: Use of used clothing is dangerous to the health • A physician who specializes in dermatology warned that the use of used clothing can cause damage to the skin due to lack of adequate disinfection. Even these clothes could transmit Ebola virus. The use of used clothing can cause skin damage and health…
ART EXHIBIT ON DISCRIMINATION
La Prensa reports: COLLECTIVE SHOWS ART EXHIBIT ON DISCRIMINATION In order to show discriminatory attitudes that are also a form of passive exercise violence, the group of muralists called Patunka Octubre will express these behaviors through their artwork. [picture was obtained when searching for “Bolivia discrimination pics”] The exhibition will be inaugurated today at the…
In Santa Cruz, rio Los Negros is drying up
Leyla Mendieta reports for El Dia: Pampa Grande Municipality They report that Los Negros river is drying up Department. In 12 municipalities there is lack of water. Emergency state is analyzed. The rio Los Negros [Black River], in the town Pampa Grande is drying. Villagers say the situation worsened in the past two weeks. The…
Bolivian ruling party insists on state-owned companies despite being non competitive, what a waste!
ABI is the state news agency of the ruling ochlocracy, reporting in El Deber: Bs15,000 million disbursed to state-owned enterprises The Central Bank of Bolivia disbursed that amount in loans to finance business projects to YPFB, ENDE, Comibol and Easba. YPFB accounted for 60%. The president of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), Marcelo Zabalaga…
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