From the Ecologist: Development and duplicity in the case of the Chepete and El Bala dams Two proposed hydroelectric dams in Bolivia are set to create a serious socio-ecological calamity. They are emblematic of the injustices that have been a consistent feature of the Morales government. JONATHAN ELWELL investigates The decades-old developmental fantasy of using…
How evo wasted unprecedented revenues! He graduates with “honors”
An excellent Editorial from El Diario [para la version en español, use el link de abajo, gracias]: More spending, less works In the 12 years of the current government, there have been more expenditures and fewer works, which shows that its three constitutional periods have been unsuccessful, much more when the country has had the…
Dog day in Bolivia: Church honors patron saint of canines
Associated Press reports for The Washington Post: Dog day in Bolivia: Church honors patron saint of canines EL ALTO, Bolivia — Many Bolivians brought their dogs, often freshly groomed and dressed in costumes, to the parish of Villa Adela near the capital Thursday for a Mass honoring the patron saint of dogs. Every Aug. 16,…
Bolivian History 101: Unique flag and symbol of integration
El Diario reports: Unique flag and symbol of integration Today, August 17, the National Flag Day is celebrated, so Bolivians will pay homage to the tricolor that made its first appearance in 1825, as the only Bolivian emblem. At present, it is formed by three horizontal stripes of equal width and dimensions, with the colors…
egomaniac evo’s latest toy is as imposing as it is divisive!
Dan Collyns reports for The Guardian: Bolivian president’s new residence is as imposing as it is divisive Some see Evo Morales’ $34m high-rise looming over La Paz as overpriced vanity project From any vantage point in Bolivia’s largest city, Evo Morales’ new presidential residence is hard to miss. The 29-storey glass-fronted skyscraper towers over the…
evo’s days of his illegitimate power are reaching their end!
Pagina Siete reports: Activists: Evo has 525 days left in the mandate The Minister of the Presidency, Alfredo Rada, yesterday [August 14, 21018] highlighted the 4,587 days that Evo Morales has been in the presidential chair, as the longest mandate in the history of the country. In response, 21F activist Beto Astorga said that in…
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