Trial over death of Irish man Michael Dwyer collapses in Bolivia

Tom Hennigan reports for The Irish Times: Tipperary man was shot dead during police raid on hotel in Santa Cruz 11 years ago The criminal trial that followed the police raid in Bolivia which left Irish man Michael Dwyer dead has collapsed after prosecutors dropped all charges against the 39 accused. Mr Dwyer (24) was killed alongside two others…

Herencia masista – The inheritance of the MAS

Debemos limpiar nuestro Sistema Judicial, restaurar la confianza de nuestra sociedad, y del mundo entero en nuestra patria querida. We must clean our Judicial System, restore the confidence of our society, and of the entire world in our beloved homeland.

Why rare beetles are being smuggled to Japan at an alarming rate

Eduardo Franco Berton reports for the National Geographic: Big-horned rhinoceros beetles, taken from from Bolivia, are ending up in Japan’s illegal pet trade—and in beetle wrestling matches. COROICO, BOLIVIA“We need dark nights—they don’t come when the moon is out,” Reynaldo Zambrana explains. “First comes the female, and then the male. One must run to grab…