Margarita gas field: Yesterday in La Paz, Chuquisaca and Tarija walked out the meeting without solution. For details, see link: https://bolivianthoughts.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/campo-margarita-royalties-issue-between-chuquisaca-and-tarija/ La Razon reports: After a lengthy meeting with energy sector officials, representatives of both departments left the central office facilities of YPFB in the city of La Paz, but not before ratifying and insisting on their…
Unusual tornado hits Cochabamba??!
I lived in the midwest, USA where tornadoes are a part of their lives; unlike people from Cochabamba who were surprised by a micro tornado. La Razon reports today, for more photographs and full Spanish article, please go to the link below: Wednesday’s (11/16/11) event was the first phenomenon of this kind recorded in the valley, but chances…
TIPNIS in between scape goats and intangibility
These two cartoons pretty much outline what is going on in the lives of the TIPNIS people, after their 66-day-walk ordeal. From El Diario (11/14/11), a government official is pointing the “suspects” to the Attorney General and is saying: “Here Mr. Attorney..! One of these is the one who gave the order for the repression…
Campo Margarita royalties’ issue between Chuquisaca and Tarija
The natural gas in Campo Margarita is one of the most important fields in our decreasing hydrocarbon industry; nevertheless its royalties are an extremely important source for the departments where it is located. The map below shows how that reservoir is between three departments. On the left, the map with the red remarks where the…
Endgame for Evo?
Roberto Laserna has written a very interesting article, published in Project Syndicate, printed in Spanish in Los Tiempos and now here, in its entirety as it is very illustrative on current Bolivian president’s performance: Endgame for Evo? Roberto Laserna LA PAZ – The populist government of Bolivian President Evo Morales seems to be heading for political…
Bolivian sugar industry could lose $70 MM
Today, El Dia reports how the sugar cane industry is facing a “problem” due to governmental inefficiencies: The sugar cane sector fears that the existing ban on sugar exports will prevent to generate liquidity and it will paralyze at least $ 70 million dollars; that is the 2.6 million quintals, after supplying the national market, during the 2011 harvest. Explained the…
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