Humberto Vacaflor wonderfully describes current Bolivian economic and political reality, El Diario: Crude reality To find out that there are crises you have two options: to see the real statistics or to listen to the whistles and the repudiation of the people. The government has had both signals this week: the Minister of Economy revealed…
Bolivia exports chestnuts to Europe through an alternative route
Fresh Plaza reports: Bolivia exports chestnuts to Europe through an alternative route Bolivia began exporting chestnut to European markets via an alternative route through Brazil, so as to reduce the time it takes to transport the product there, the Northern Exporters’ Chamber (Cadexnor) told Prensa Latina. According to the president of Cadexnor, Agustin Vargas, the…
Blooming narcotrafficking under 11 years of government of the coca grower caudillo …
Pagina Siete reports: 29 kg of pure cocaine found in Cobija The Special Force Against Drug Trafficking (FELCN) seized 29.5 kilos of cocaine hydrochloride under the Virtudes operation, which was carried out in the border town of Cobija, in Pando, said national director Santiago Delgadillo. “FELCN, through the personnel of the Group of Intelligence of…
Why is Evo Morales Reviving Bolivia’s Controversial TIPNIS Road?
Emily Achtenberg writes for NACLA: Why is Evo Morales Reviving Bolivia’s Controversial TIPNIS Road? Six years after massive protests halted plans for a proposed highway through the TIPNIS, Bolivian President Evo Morales has promulgated a new law “de-protecting” the reserve and allowing construction of the road. On August 13, President Evo Morales promulgated a new…
Reigns anarchy and chaos under the “leadership” of the coca grower caudillo … WTH?!
El Diario reports: Despite the atmosphere of protest and blockade Police leave Achacachi In spite of the climate of conflict in Achacachi, the Bolivian police deployed their troops to this population in the face of the fear of violent actions in that population, while social organizations installed blockade points on the way to Copacabana, Huarina…
Bolivian Heritage 101: The floating islands of the Lake of the Incas
Ivone Juarez reports for Pagina Siete: The floating islands of the Lake of the Incas They were built by the community of Copacabana to complement the tourist attraction represented by the blue waters of the sacred lake. Each island has its characteristic to delight the visitor. The mystical waters of Lake Titicaca that the Incas…
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