Ronald Nostas, El Deber: A few days ago, the Bolivian Labor Federation (COB), which represents less than 10% of the country’s workers, presented the government with a list of 152 demands that include measures in the political, legal, and economic spheres, most of which are outside its responsibility and competence. Of all these demands, the…
Lake Titicaca regains its splendor thanks to the rains in Bolivia | El lago Titicaca recupera su esplendor gracias a las lluvias en Bolivia
The Yucatan Times: Recent rainfall in Bolivia has worked wonders for Lake Titicaca, restoring its water levels to normal standards following a period of drought that left this lake at record lows last year. This body of water, which stands as the highest navigable lake in the world, had suffered a drastic decrease until reaching 2.80 meters in…
Democratic Leadership | Liderazgo democrático
Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, El Deber: Since childhood, we learn that our destiny depends on an extraordinary, superhuman figure who will come into the world to save us, but will do so according to our obedience to their will. From Christianity to other religions, we venerate the ideas of submission, obedience, and dependency. This is the conservative…
Lack of Institutionalism | Falta de institucionalidad
Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: We lost the War of the Pacific in 1879 because Bolivia had a weak state that did not have a presence throughout its territory, feeble institutions; whereas Chile had developed a vigorous state with stronger institutions than those in Bolivia. Scholars of Bolivian reality affirm that there has never been…
Floods wreak havoc in three departments of the country | Riadas causan estragos en tres departamentos del país
El Diario: The rainfall recorded in recent days caused the overflowing of several rivers that severely affected the inhabitants of several municipalities in the departments of La Paz, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz, with the city of La Paz being the most affected with the fatal toll of one person deceased and considerable material damage. The…
Arce and his ministers | Arce y sus ministros
Editorial, Los Tiempos: There have been eight changes —all partial— in the cabinet of ministers of President Luis Arce in the three years and four months he has been in office as head of state. During that time, 13 authorities were replaced in eight, more than half, of the 17 ministerial portfolios. Although four of…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 