As a liberal classic myself, I welcome this wonderful piece. Mansilla is a wonderful, bright and clear writer. Unfortunately in Bolivia, evo and his acolytes have outcasted the liberal meaning … they misuse the word “neo-liberal,” for them to mean all the bad their ill conceived minds used to blame on others and exert their…
Bolivian political reality in 2018
These two cartoons from El Diario, summarize our sorry situation, politically … [June 19, 2018] On one hand we have evo that lives in his own cloud, he knows that his acolytes and supporters are right now the majority, although far from the 60% of votes he had at one time, now he could barely…
Bolivia: BONOSOL programme is 21 years old, this year
Bonosol was sustainable, based on how well revenues from our exports came about. It was across the board, for all elderly, regardless of any other consideration. So, it worked and it is time to find more sound investments to make it sustainable. Something that this government has trouble to understand and grasp … The above…
To comprehend Tiwanaku people: Anthropologist Plots New Use for Motion-Capture Technology
Tess Eyrich reports for University of California Riverside: Anthropologist Plots New Use for Motion-Capture Technology UCR bioarchaeologist Sara Becker plans to use the cutting-edge technique to document traditional labors of indigenous Andean people RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — Jar Jar Binks and Gollum: Two characters hailing from entirely disparate cinematic universes, yet linked in perpetuity by…
Pedro Shimose: A Bolivian Asian Latino Whose Contribution to History Need to Be Celebrated
I believe Mr. Shimose’s contribution is far more greater than what is depicted here in the article. From time to time we benefit from a column he writes for Bolivian newspapers, I enjoy his teaching on grammar and use of the Spanish language, frankly superb. He lives in Spain … Mr. Shimose also writes profoundly on…
In impoverished Bolivia, evo’s new palace is an insult to our people!
AFP reports: In impoverished Bolivia, president’s new palace an eyesore for some LA PAZ: Bolivia’s new presidential palace is certainly an attention-getter, from its heliport to its 29-story tower and its presidential jacuzzi in South America’s poorest nation. President Evo Morales, the Andean nation’s leftist leader, is shrugging off naysayers. This is “wasteful,” opposition leader Samuel…
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