El Dia reports: Three Camargo communities disappear because of floods The authorities of the municipality have not yet been able to specify the number of families affected. Camargo’s Mayor Valentín Cruz said on Friday that three communities in the 11 and 14 districts of that municipality had disappeared because of the floods and announced that…
Chile is wrong! Technical – geological study confirms that Silala is a spring
El Diario reports: Technical – geological study confirms that Silala is a spring The waters of the Silala come from springs located on Bolivian soil ratified a technical – geological study conducted in 2016, by the Autonomous University of Tomas Frías, Potosí. A team of Potosi professionals and university students moved to Silala to study…
Desperate coca grower’s gov is seeking new ways to tax us!
El Diario reports: 2017 Pilot Economic Census The director of the National Statistical Institute (INE), Luis Pereira, informed that from the first days of April will be launched the pilot test of the 2017 Economic Census in three departments of the country. The consultation will serve to update information of the sector, under the concept…
Abortion bill makes unlikely alliance of Bolivian clergy, feminists
Catholic News Agency reports: Abortion bill makes unlikely alliance of Bolivian clergy, feminists Sucre, Bolivia, Mar 27, 2017 / 03:50 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A bill in Bolivia that would allow abortions only for certain groups of women is uniting unlikely groups in opposition to the policy – namely, Bolivian bishops and pro-choice feminists. Abortion is…
JICA and Bolivia sign $552 million loan for Laguna Colorada geothermal project
Alexander Richter reports for Think Geo Energy: JICA and Bolivia sign $552 million loan for Laguna Colorada geothermal project Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the government of Bolivia have signed a $552 million loan agreement for the construction of the Laguna Colorada Geothermal Power Project in Bolivia. As reported today, the Japan International Cooperation…
The risks of playing in the heights of Bolivia is as bad as going to the sea coast level
Eric Weil reports for Buenos Aires Herald: The risks of playing in the heights of Bolivia But it’s worse for them when they come down.. By the time this article prints, Argentina will have already played at home against Chile in the South American World Cup qualifying group, in which they are teetering between sealing…
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