Editorial from Los Tiempos, photos from the internet: Mexican cartels in Bolivia Among the many problems that afflict our country, there is one that looms as one of the most fearsome threat to the future. These are the activities related to drug trafficking, and their multiple sequels. The data that account for the magnitude of…
Camacho, a leader in Bolivian protests, to seek presidency
AFP reports for Yahoo News: La Paz (AFP) – Luis Fernando Camacho, a leading force behind the ouster of Bolivian president Evo Morales, on Saturday announced his own plans to seek the presidency. In a statement, the 40-year-old Camacho formally declared his candidacy for the “next national elections,” which have yet to be scheduled. Camacho,…
The Bolivian coup that wasn’t
Larissa Jimenez writes in Yale News, pictures from the internet: The Bolivian coup that wasn’t Bulletproof cars for fear you’ll be assaulted by armed criminals. Private escorts for fear you’ll be kidnapped. Empty supermarket shelves. Empty pharmacy shelves. Children starving, dying. Escasez (scarcity) becomes as familiar a phrase as arepa (and not the arepa at…
Dispelling myths about the battle for democracy in Bolivia
Joseph M. Humire writes in The Hill, photo from the internet: After years of watching embattled Nicolás Maduro remain in power in Venezuela, many international observers did not expect Evo Morales to resign as president of Bolivia. But after massive electoral fraud, from top to bottom, Morales’s credibility in the country evaporated. To save whatever legitimacy he…
Why did Evo Morales find such favour at the Vatican?
Fr Raymond de Souza reports for the Catholic Herald: Evo Morales, who fled to Mexico after resigning as president, may not be missed in Bolivia but his absence will be felt at the Vatican. One of the most curious aspects of the first Latin American pontificate is that Morales enjoyed the status he did. He…
Bolivia’s farmers criticize Morales, fight centralization
AFP reports fro France 24: Montero (Bolivia) (AFP) Bolivian dairy farmer Jose Roca’s blue eyes glow with anger when he talks about indigenous ex-president Evo Morales and his supporters. “They call us racists, separatists, all the bad adjectives are for us,” he says. With his 500 cows and 250 acres of land, Roca is a…
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