Businessmen fear effects of the falling dollar Bolivian private entrepreneurs have warned that the continuing fall in the value of the dollar against the Bolivian could cause the foreclosure of some of their businesses due to financial losses as a result of this anti-competitive monetary governmental policy; or if necessary, the dismissal of some workers. On November 1,…
Bolivia and USA restored bilateral relations!!
Joint Statement by the United States of America and the Plurinational State of Bolivia Media Note; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC; November 7, 2011 “Today, U.S. Under Secretary for Global Affairs Maria Otero and Bolivian Vice Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Alurralde signed a Framework Agreement to guide relations between the United States and Bolivia. The…
The dog in the manger
The dog of the gardener (in the manger), is an article written by Susana Seleme Antelo. that appeared yesterday in El Deber, follows [there are some notes I made inside this type of brackets for clarifying purposes only]: The famous play by Lope de Vega [“El perro del hortelano”] inspired me to write about the manipulation…
TIPNIS quick November 2011, UPDATE
The fight over their land is far from over. They succeeded in the approval of a short law that states the road will not cross the TIPNIS, however they are facing now more Machiavellian threats. For more detail on those threats, you can read articles written by Humberto Vacaflor (today) and Susana Seleme (will appear tomorrow),…
The forgotten battle
The forgotten battle, article written by Humberto Vacaflor G. that appeared today in El Deber, follows [there are some notes I made inside this type of brackets for clarifying purposes]: The news agenda in the country gets so overloaded that some news are neglected and some are forgotten, even if they are so important that announce major changes….
Sculptures: Nayanquiwa, a lithic museum hidden in Laja
An idea and passion were enough for the sculptor Rolando Narvaez, who decided to set up a unique repository of sculptures in his home town in the highlands of La Paz. In the picture to the right, taken by Alejandra Pau, who also wrote this article for Pagina Siete, Rolando Narvaez shows one of its stone pieces…
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