This cartoon is from El Diario, Sep 11, 2011. It shows how the TIPNIS protest walking group continues its march towards La Paz. As they reach Yucumo, a group of sympathizers from current government, like coca growers and settlers have dug ditches and are blockading the road, hoping to stop the TIPNIS group. The Permanent Human…
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Bolivian Roads: TIPNIS is just the tip of the iceberg…
La Razon’s article today has an interesting analysis that involved the TIPNIS road and the trans-oceanic corridors that cross Bolivia, as shown in the map above. Two development “visions” exist these days in Bolivia, one “traditional” as envisioned by the indigenous groups; and a “modern” one by current government. Former head of CEJIS and current Presidency…
Bolivian TIPNIS protest UPDATE Sep 10, 2011
Heavy rain and cold weather prevented the TIPNIS marching group to continue yesterday. Today, they intend to walk 25 kilometers and reach La Embocada. Government officials went back to La Paz, they say they will come back whenever the indigenous people reconvenes them. In Yucumo, there are still some settlers (colonos) who sympathize with the…
Bolivian plane crashed: eight corpses found, one still missing
After 40 hours of search, since Aerocon flight was reported missing, crashed plane was found in an isolated place, between 10 to 15 kilometers away from Trinidad. Unfortunately, eight of the nine people on board died and one is missing, search for him continues. The remainings are being delivered to the mourning families, two of them will be expatriated…
Bolivian TIPNIS protest walk to continue, despite threats and insults!
Negotiations with the government reached a point where there were no results for the indigenous group; the vice-president of the TIPNIS Marching Committee, Jenny Suarez said she did not understand why current Bolivian president does not come to talk where the group is, but goes to talk with coca growers. The 1,890 people who are…
TIPNIS seeks dialogue with president and others…
This cartoon is from El Diario, the marching group (CIDOB, TIPNIS, CONAMAQ) is knocking at the door of current president; an inside voice says “I’m not here!…” The indigenous group has been consistently asking for the president’s presence in the site where the protest walk group was resting. So far, government officials and some congressmen…
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