By Brujula Digital: Report: Illegal gold mining in Bolivia is growing and causing severe impacts Bolivia’s Amazon is undergoing rapid degradation linked to alluvial mining, especially in the departments of La Paz, Beni, and Pando. Dredges and barges operate in rivers such as the Kaka, Beni, Madre de Dios, and Orthon. Illegal gold mining is…
Rains Hitting the Countryside | Lluvias que golpean al agro
By Raul Dominguez, El Deber: Rains and road closures hit producers in Santa Cruz and Cochabamba A seedling business was left under the mud in the community of Achira, near Samaipata, in Santa Cruz. Fruits and vegetables were also affected. Photo: Ricardo Montero/ElDeber In the tropics, the rains flooded more than 2,700 hectares of crops,…
More Shadows Over the MAS | Más sombras en el MAS
By El País, Eju.tv: After the Huarachi Case: Calls to Investigate Other Union Leaders Allied with the MAS Government Grassroots campesinos are now targeting leaders such as Herber Quispe, Andrés Meriles, and Julia Ramos for allegedly receiving funds from the Arce administration. The COD is joining the request to investigate additional union figures. Some of…
The shift in the economic model begins to benefit the country | Cambio de modelo económico comienza a favorecer al país
By El Diario: The change of government and economic model after nearly 20 years has improved Bolivia’s economic indicators, according to analyst and former president of the Tarija College of Economists, Fernando Romero. The new government of Rodrigo Paz Pereira has sent positive, concrete signals of a pragmatic State willing to work with the private…
A Fish Returns from Extinction | Un Pez que Vuelve de la Extinción
By Erbol: SURVIVES ECOLOGICAL DISASTER Rediscovery of Moema claudiae, Bolivian fish on the Red List of extinction; urgent protection requested Rivulids, including Moema claudiae, are vulnerable species. Photo/Nature Conservation. A recent study published in the journal Nature Conservation, carried out by researchers Heinz Arno Drawert and Thomas Otto Litz, confirmed the discovery of a new population of Moema…
End of the Fixed Dollar and the Shock Ahead | Fin del Dólar Fijo y el Shock que Viene
By Raul Domínguez, El Deber: Fixed exchange rate reached 14 years; its reduction is announced but an ‘inevitable shock’ is foreseen The U.S. dollar brushed Bs 20 this past May. There is expectation about the Government’s measures | Ricardo Montero Some sectors view with relief the announcement of the end of the fixed exchange rate…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 