An excerpt from a report made by Manuel Filomeno for Pagina Siete: Bolivia, far from achieving food sovereignty According to the economist José Gabriel Espinoza, a distinction must be made between security and food sovereignty, concepts that in many cases are used interchangeably. According to the expert, food security refers to the level of income…
Incomplete and at times biased State of the Left in Latin America: Bolivia After the Pink Tide
Linda Farthing and Thea N. Riofrancos write for Nacla: Excerpts pertaining Bolivia follow: [for the full article that includes Ecuador, please use the link at the bottom, thank you] The State of the Left in Latin America: Ecuador and Bolivia After the Pink Tide Part 1 in our two-part discussion on the state of the…
Silala: Chile not satisfied with the copper and seacoast they violently took away from Bolivia, wants more!
From The Editors for World Politics Review: The Political and Legal Stakes of a Feud Over a Tiny South American River Earlier this month, Bolivian President Evo Morales publicly berated his Chilean counterpart, Michelle Bachelet, for allegedly disclosing the contents of a filing before the International Court of Justice in The Hague concerning the two countries’ battle over the Silala…
Bolivia chases Schengen visa exemption
Sam Morgan for Euractiv: Bolivia chases Schengen visa exemption Bolivia wants visa-free travel for its citizens in the Schengen area and for Brussels to offer the same perks it does to other Latin American countries. EURACTIV Spain reports. Bolivian minister Carmen Almendras told EFE that her country will “continue to talk until this agreement is…
Bolivian History 101: Our Tango Illimani
El Diario reports: A little history Our Tango Illimani During the month of July the department of La Paz remembers its anniversary, in this year, it is commemorated 208 years of the libertarian shout, among musical tributes can not miss the Tango Illimani, composed to remind the city seat of Bolivian government. According to historical…
Beware of the incoming cold in Santa Cruz!
El Diario reports: Santa Cruz alert for possible frost Santa Cruz.- The Government of Santa Cruz through its Agrometeorology System has issued an alert bulletin that foresees that this weekend will enter a cold front, with cloudy skies and possible drizzles and in the middle of the week there will be temperatures below 0° Celsius…
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