This blog has the purpose of translating from Spanish news, the best articles that can depict where are we going, not only politically, economically but as well as our heroes, our entrepreneurs, our champions. In the middle of the 2014 carnival, I thought there would be no other way to demonstrate current centralist ochlocratic government…
Category: Social Unrest
Beni disaster: Dams in Brazil caused overflowing rivers!!
From El Diario: Dams in Brazil caused overflowing rivers in the country As reported before by El Diario, the League of Environmental Defense says there were alteration of hydrology in the Bolivian Amazon from the Madeira River, for the negative impact on the northern region. The League of Environmental Defense (Lidema) confirmed the denunciation made…
Bolivian Justice or ‘the boomerang syndrome’
Renzo Abruzzese writes in El Deber: Justice or ‘the boomerang syndrome’ President Evo Morales has publicly stated that reforming the judiciary did not produce the results expected and nothing helped bring professionals with skirt [pollera is a typical clothing for the indigenous highlands and valleys women] and hat, with reference to their ethnic composition. The…
Bolivian History 101: The Law of the ten cents
Luis S. Crespo wrote in El Diario, February 14, 1928: The Law of the “ten cents” The National Constituent Assembly approved the transaction between the Government of Bolivia and the Nitrate and Railways Company of Antofagasta about nitrate concessions and establishing a tax of ten cents per quintal of nitrate exported; charge which served as…
Bolivia under water: Why no national disaster declared amid floods?
Sara Shahriari writes for Bolivia under water: Why no national disaster declared amid floods? The Bolivian government says its massive aid operation, which includes food and tents, is well underway, but not everyone is satisfied with the response. LA PAZ, BOLIVIA Bolivia is suffering from weeks of heavy rains that are causing rivers to swell, homes…
Bolivia History 101: The Chilean invasion to Antofagasta
Floren Sanabria writes in El Diario: Antofagasta Invasion On February 14, 1879 is the day of the attack, the infamous date in the calendar of American history by the Chilean assault on the port of Antofagasta to seize its riches metalliferous, guano, saltpeter and copper. That black day of dispossession, the doors of homes were…
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