By Erbol: Ayllu Huatari and the use of water for lithium: What will quinoa producers live on? Great promises of economic well-being through lithium exploitation face an unavoidable reality: water—yes, enormous quantities of water are required to exploit this mineral. However, communities living in areas surrounding the Uyuni, Coipasa, and other salt flats, such as…
Category: Social Unrest
Clear intention to postpone the elections | Clara intención de postergar las elecciones
By Unitel: “There is a clear intention to postpone the elections,” says Carlos Valverde in response to constitutional challenges In his analysis, Valverde pointed to the government and also questioned why the Arcista bloc in the Chamber of Deputies has not advanced the package of laws to safeguard the process, despite having the majority. “There…
Documentary on Illegal Gold Mining in Yanacachi Narrates Violence and Criminalization Behind Extractivism | Documental sobre la minería ilegal del oro en Yanacachi narra la violencia y criminalización tras el extractivismo
By Erbol: AGENCIA DE NOTICIAS AMBIENTALES Under the title Illegal Gold Mining in Yanacachi: From Attacks on Environmental Defenders to the Criminalization of Flower Producers, the documentary by Jimena Mercado and Adriana Gutiérrez narrates, in 45 minutes, the multiple socio-environmental impacts of extractive activities in the pre-Columbian municipality, as well as the systematic attacks on defenders…
Masista Gob is responsible for Bolivia’s economic crisis! | ¡Gobierno masista es responsable de la crisis económica de Bolivia!
By DANIEL ZENTENO, La Razon: CAO blames the Government for the country’s economic crisis The agricultural sector in Santa Cruz denounces that diesel lines still exist and that supply remains irregular in rural provinces and remote municipalities. CAO President Klaus Frerking at a press conference. Amid accusations by authorities against productive sectors such as cattle…
Parallel Dollar Doesn’t Drop Below Bs 13 for Sale | Dólar paralelo no baja de los Bs 13 para la venta
By Juan Carlos Fortún, El Deber: Reference image of US dollars This Monday, April 14, it is listed at Bs 13.35, while on Thursday it was at Bs 13.50. The price of the parallel dollar does not drop below Bs 13 for sale. The website dolarboliviahoy listed the exchange rate today, Monday, April 14, at Bs 13.35,…
For Whom the Bells Toll… during August | Por quién doblan las campanas… en agosto
By Fernando Rollano Prado: The bells that announce the arrival of long-foreseen times of change in the political-social arena of history: liberation, salvation, domination, elimination, enlightenment, and more, ring out, fickle and echoing, when Locals and Strangers alike wander — as we do — more distracted by the song of One or Another capricious and…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 