By Marisol Alvarado, Vision 360: Mobilization The march began last Monday from the community of San José de Campamento and is expected to cover 162 kilometers to the provincial capital, the municipality of San Ignacio de Velasco. Indigenous marchers arrive at Carmen de Ruiz. Photo: Carlos Quisbert The indigenous march protesting against illegal settlements reached…
Statutory rape acussations against former Bolivian President Evo Morales | Acusaciones de estupro contra el expresidente boliviano Evo Morales
By Yucatan Times: Evo Morales, President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019, was accused via an anonymous complaint of statutory rape against a 15-year-old girl while still in office, according to the Bolivian Ministry of Justice. “We have observed with indignation grave crimes that pretend to go unpunished. I am concretely referring to a girl who was…
Social and political instability, the perpetual scourge of the orange economy in Bolivia | La inestabilidad social y política, el eterno verdugo de la economía naranja en Bolivia
By Gina Baldivieso, EFE, Vision 360: Tourism and Gastronomy Among the most affected sectors are tourism and gastronomy, which suffered a severe setback during the post-electoral political and social crisis of 2019 and later due to the restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tourists stroll through the area known as the Witches’ Alley, in the center…
Three MAS Actions Fueling the Economic Crisis | Tres acciones del MAS que causaron la crisis económica
By ANF, Eju.tv: Milenio identifies three factors promoted by MAS governments that caused the economic crisis La Paz.- The country is facing a financial crisis characterized by a shortage of dollars, rising prices of basic products, the loss of purchasing power of the national currency, and the Government’s inability to plan expenditures and generate foreign…
History 101, 1795 – 1928: Luxury Bolivians! | ¡Bolivianos de lujo!
By Lupe Cajias, Los Tiempos: The Essential Ones (I) “There are men who fight for a day and are good. There are others who fight for a year and are better. There are those who fight for many years and are very good. But there are those who fight all their lives; they are the…
Bolivia: Global Top 5 for birdwatching | Top 5 mundial de observación de aves
Los Tiempos: Bolivia remains in the global Top 5 for birdwatching despite the environmental crisis Grallaria erythrotis, recorded in La Paz at Jucumari Lodge by Steven Hunter | ebird.org. Bolivia reaffirms its status as a birdwatching hotspot by ranking fifth in the October Big Day 2024, despite the severe environmental crisis affecting the country. With…
