Bolivian Thoughts opinion: The following article expresses the economic analysis over the gas market prices for the near future … If world economic forecasts are correct, according to the Russian analysis, the gas prices will be forced down, and that is something that will hurt badly the demagogue government of the coca grower caudillo. Who…
Karen Tórrez wins gold for Bolivia!
EFE reports via diez.bo from El Deber: BOLIVARIAN Karen Tórrez wins gold for Bolivia The Bolivian swimmer achieved the first gold medal for the country after winning the 50 meter freestyle event at the Bolivarian Games in Santa Marta (Colombia). Bolivarian swimmer Karen Tórrez on Wednesday [11/22/2017] gave her country the first gold medal of…
Madidi 101: Exploring the Bolivian Jungle!
Claire Boobbyer reports for Independent: Madidi 101: Exploring the Bolivian Jungle! The recently released ‘Jungle’ biopic charts the epic survival story of an Israeli tourist who was lost for three weeks. Claire Boobbyer discovers the magic of Madidi for herself. The slender branches bounce with shrieking monkeys and barking blue-faced hoatzin, a prehistoric avian throwback. Spider, squirrel and…
Fighting for Bolivian Democracy 101: Activists arm “mountain of corruption” and call to vote null
Lorena Rojas reports for Pagina Siete: Activists arm “mountain of corruption” and call to vote null Citizens from different platforms say that they “started a pedagogical campaign” with which they want to explain to the population the need for that type of vote. Activists of the Citizen Movement yesterday armed a “mountain of corruption”, in…
S&T students to spend Thanksgiving break in Bolivia
The Rolla Daily News reports: S&T students to spend Thanksgiving break in Bolivia The student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) at Missouri University of Science and Technology will travel to Puerto Pando, Bolivia, to continue its work to help provide access to safe drinking water for the local community. The students will travel to…
Bid for Power in Bolivia Is Just Another Reach for Autocracy
Jose Miguel Vivanco and Juan Pappier report for Human Rights Watch, published in The New York Times: Bid for Power in Bolivia Is Just Another Reach for Autocracy (Buenos Aires) — President Evo Morales of Bolivia seems obsessed with staying in power. In 2016, he called a referendum on a constitutional amendment that would have…
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