Bolivian Thoughts opinion: evo has manipulated macroeconomic statistics, has destroyed the INE, inserting acolytes that will tamper data and use other “indicators” to produce the populist mirage … After 13 years of absolute control of ALL State powers, after receiving loan forgiveness from the international community, after extraordinarily high international prices on all our commodity…
The controversial referendum to revive Bolivia’s Rositas dam
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: China’s loans/investments/contracts in Bolivia are tainted with the obscure relationship the Chinese had with evo, the autocrat. Beginning with the Zapata affaire, the numerous cases of Bolivian personnel being mistreated by Chinese supervisors, the atrocious effect on our biodiversity and wildlife, like the illegal hunting of Bolivian Jaguars for their fangs, the…
Endangered armadillos are being turned into carnival rattles
Rachel Fobar reports for National Geographic: Researchers worry that Andean hairy armadillos, poached in Bolivia and largely ignored by conservationists, may be headed toward extinction. Trudging along to a slow, mournful song, more than a thousand dancers in elaborate costumes fill the streets for the Bolivian Carnival of Oruro. As the procession advances, the dancers…
Meet Bolivia’s Dog Savior, Fernando “Ferchy” Kushner
Alan De Herrera reports for Dogster: Fernando “Ferchy” Kushner founded Alimenta Perritos de la Calle (Feeding Street Dogs) in La Paz, Bolivia, which has sterilized over 800 dogs to date. Meet La Paz, Bolivia’s, dog savior, 45-year-old Fernando “Ferchy” Kushner. Ferchy has made it his life’s mission to help Bolivia’s homeless dog population. In 2015,…
Bolivian opposition calls protest against Morales reelection bid
Pulse reports: Bolivia’s opposition on Tuesday [02/19/2019] called for a nationwide protest against President Evo Morales, who plans to stand for a fourth term in office. The protests called for Thursday [02/21/2019] will coincide with the third anniversary of a referendum called by Morales to change the constitution to let him stand for unlimited terms….
Bolivia will face an economic slowdown [asking to create a silk purse from a pig’s ear, I mean the incapable masista government!]
Editorial from El Diario, picture from the internet: The weakening of the world economy will have serious repercussions in Third World countries, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean. According to studies of the International Monetary Fund, the growth of the world economy will be low and this will determine that poor countries especially must…
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