A very interesting report from the Department of State of the USG, complete document can be found at the bottom link, follows pertaining excerpts: Execute Summary Bolivia is a constitutional, multiparty republic with an elected president and a bicameral legislature. In 2014, in a process deemed free but whose fairness was questioned by international observers,…
Saint Louis Zoo veterinarians assist with river dolphin rescue in Bolivia
Stephanie Baumer, Digital Content Producer reports for KMOV4: ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) – Veterinarians from the Saint Louis Zoo assisted in the rescue of river dolphins in central Bolivia. Veterinarians from St. Louis and the Maryland Zoo traveled to central Bolivia to rescue around 15 endangered Bolivian river dolphins that were trapped in a lake. The…
21F: former president Pastrana accepts being “ambassador” [evo … your days are numbered!]
ANF thru Pagina Siete: The Pro Santa Cruz Committee asked former President of Colombia Andres Pastrana to be ambassador of 21F. He accepted and promised to ask the president of his country, Ivan Duque, to submit a request to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the application of Article 23 of the American Convention…
Vivid, strange and yet to be ruined by tourists – why Bolivia should be on your wish list
Mark C. O’Flaherty reports for The Telegraph: I don’t see countries in black and white, I see them as specific colours. Japan is pink, England is green and Australia is a golden orange. Heading to Bolivia, I know I am going to see red. And then, what appears to be an infinite amount of white. Shortly…
Narcotrafficking 101 in a Bolivia under evo …
An striking editorial from El Deber, picture at the bottom is what any google search shows when we look for cocaine in Bolivia: The fight against drug trafficking An ambush of Umopar policemen in Chapare, carried out by cocaleros of a union in alliance with drug traffickers, has been one of the most disturbing news…
Can jaguar tourism save Bolivia’s fast dwindling forests?
Mongabay has released a wonderful story about our biodiversity and wildlife peril … please use this link to read in full and admire those wonderful photos! https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/can-jaguar-tourism-save-bolivias-fast-dwindling-forests/ Few countries in the tropics have seen trees chopped down as quickly as Bolivia did between 2001 and 2017. Within Bolivia, nearly two-thirds of that loss occurred in…
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