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…

Better alternatives for tourism in Bolivia

From Pagina Siete: Three companies offer new tourism routes Aerocon, Amaszonas and Creative Tours come together and present an alternative to the existing proposal to visit tourist attractions in the Andean region, the valleys and plains of the country. The presentation ceremony will be held at 19:00 on February 18, Hotel Europa, La Paz. A…

Five providential causes that support the economy

Luis Antezana writes wonderfully for El Diario: Five providential causes that support the economy There are two ways to learn about the status and the development of a country: if wealth occurs from the inside or if prosperity is caused by external factors. In the first case, the development is originated in domestic production and…

Analysis of the 2013 General Budget of the State, by the Jubileo Foundation

The Jubileo Foundation has issued its “2013 Budget Analysis”; here the summary and two charts, full original Spanish doc can be found at the link, below: Summary: The General Budget of the State for year 2013, presents an increase on fiscal revenues, but expenses are also increased. At the Central Level, it is observed a deficit…

Bolivian folklore 101: Caporales dance, how it was created!

From time to time we see/read about Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador folklore groups playing our music, as if it were their own. I recall been in Germany and not so long ago in Charles Square, Cambridge, MA, USA, where musical groups from other countries were playing Bolivian music as if it was originally from their…

The Jesuit Missions, a wonderful place in La Chiquitania!

If you have seen “The Mission” with Robert de Niro, you may have wondered how those churches look-like; well just go to La Chiquitania in Santa Cruz, Bolivia! Tatiana Sanabria writes for Pagina Siete: Churches of the Chiquitania maintained its Jesuit charm It would seem that the time stopped in the churches of the Chiquitania….