TeleSUR reports: Bolivia, Peru Accuse Chile of Acts of Intimidation Chile is carrying out military maneuvers as Bolivia and Peru made major gains in trying to reclaim their territory lost to Chile in the War of the Pacific. As Chile continues to conduct sea, air and land military exercises along its northern border region, tensions…
Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval dies at 79
Vatican Radio reports: Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval dies at 79 Radio) Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R., Archbishop emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia, died on Wednesday at the age of 79. He had served in the 1970’s as a superior in the Redemptorist in Vallegrande, and was named an Auxiliary bishop of…
Bolivia to host gas exporters conference in 2017
EFE reports for Latino Foxnews: Bolivia to host gas exporters conference in 2017The The eastern city of Santa Cruz will host the 4th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit in 2017, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Monday. The president said at a press conference at which he was accompanied by Santa Cruz officials, that 12…
Bolivia’s Coca Dilemma
Al-Jazeera reports: Snow of the Andes: Bolivia’s Coca Dilemma Bolivia fights to maintain its traditional use of the coca leaf as drug trafficking threatens national customs. Bolivia is the third largest coca and cocaine producer in the world. The country has a long history of using the coca plant for many of its traditional medicines,…
Lowering strategic crops due to currency devaluations
El Diario reports: Anapo warns that 2016 will be difficult. Lowering strategic crops due to currency devaluations The devaluation of currencies in Argentina and Brazil will severely impact next year in the agricultural sector of the country, which brings together producers of corn, sorghum, wheat and chia. In addition, the leader of the sector warned that…
Bolivian Archaeologists Dig For Rare Artifacts
From Telesur: Bolivian Archaeologists Dig For Rare Artefacts Pieces of pottery have been discovered in La Paz from the time of the famous Tiwanaku civilization that dates back to 2,500 B.C. A group of Bolivian archaeologists have been camped out in the center of La Paz ever since rare pieces of pottery and ceramics were…
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