Bolivian politics: Smear Campaign

Carlos Cordero´s analysis of Bolivian politics, from El Deber: Smear campaign The Government campaign to try to retain power after the elections of 2014 has intensified, but it is also stumbling with new and old problems. The President of the State has ratified that it is in campaign for the second re-election for a third…

A good or bad public policy for the Bolivian environment?

Pagina Siete reports on the new change in the environmental license requisite. Chances are that in order to “expedite” the willingness of current Bolivian government to offer more projects, the damage could be greater onto Bolivian indigenous communities and our National Park System, if current provision, later on, gets expanded. TIPNIS is not a small…

Bolivia: The “Rozsa case”

Susana Seleme Antelo writes for El Deber: The “Rozsa case” Is the terrorist-separatist plot thought by the [Central] Government to eliminate the Santa Cruz political-civic autonomy leadership, obstacle to the centralist project, authoritarian, re-re – election of the autocrat President Evo Morales. It takes the name of the infiltrate in the Santa Cruz’ leadership, Eduardo…

Facts about climate change in Bolivian highlands – altiplano

Manuel Filomeno reports for Pagina Siete: Changes in climate during summer In the last 4 years it rained more and was hotter in the high-plateau According to the Senamhi, the trend report responds to a high pressure system. According to reports from the national service of meteorology and hydrology (Senamhi), the maximum indices of temperature…