Glen Argan reports for National Catholic Reporter: In Bolivia, when the water dries up, so does the economy An abandoned boat lies several hundred feet from the shore of Lake Poopo in late August, testimony to the disappearance of the lake and the salt flats that remain in Llapallapani, Bolivia. Lake Poopo dried up three…
SKIING DURING SUMMER VACATION AT 18,000 FEET
Hadley Hammer writes for Teton Gravity Research: SKIING DURING SUMMER VACATION AT 18,000 FEET One, two, three. Keep counting. Keep moving. Up, Up, Up. Head throbbing. My stomach twists and turns like the clouds below. That’s right, the clouds are below my feet. At over 18,000 feet, it appears that everything is below me, the…
evolitics 101: Narcobrothers in the MAS
A great Editorial from Pagina Siete: Narcobrothers in the MAS The crime of drug trafficking is one of the scourges that has stigmatized Bolivian society for decades. This Government is no exception in the sense that it has faced large seizures of cocaine and growing violence associated with drug-related crimes and related offenses. From time…
Breaking news: Bolivia offers Cañahua as the new Quinoa!
EFE reports via AlDia News: Is Cañahua the new Quinoa? Cañahua, a little-known Andean grain that has a higher nutritional value than quinoa, is being introduced to the international market by Bolivia. Cañahua, a little-known Andean grain that has a higher nutritional value than quinoa, is being introduced to the international market by Bolivia. “Cañahua…
Bolivian journalist delivers harassment complaint against former manager of state TV to President Evo Morales
Carolina de Assis reports for the Night Center of Journalism in the Americas: Bolivian journalist delivers harassment complaint against former manager of state TV to President Evo Morales Bolivian journalist Yadira Peláez took matters into her own hands after she apparently felt an investigation into her complaint of sexual harassment was going nowhere. On Sept….
Former President of Bolivia Accuses Evo Morales of Attempting to Set Up Dictatorship
Karina Martin reports for PanAm Post: Former President of Bolivia Accuses Evo Morales of Attempting to Set Up Dictatorship Former President of Bolivia Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga denounced President Evo Morales in front of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) — a part of the Organization of American States — for trying to “install a dictatorship” in…
