Milen Saavedra reports for Pagina Siete: IT IS THE SIX, THE Chordophone CREATED BY Randolf Berrios An instrument invented by a Bolivian gains fame in Argentina This month, the luthier Mariano Delledonne finished making the instrument. Then was presented and interpreted by the Minister of Culture of the neighboring country, Teresa Parodi. The six, the…
Could the masismo confront successfully another economic situation?
Carlos Tornado writes in Pagina Siete: Another economic situation? When Evo Morales rose to power, many analysts said the mismanagement of the economy could get him out of his presidential chair, but nine years passed and the President is firmly seated in power. What happens is that they failed to see that the world economy,…
Bolivia’s indigenous bourgeoisie
From the Financial Times: Bolivia’s indigenous bourgeoisie Dec 5, 2014 : Bolivia has long been associated with poverty. But the tide is turning, and buildings constructed in the style of the ‘New Andean architecture’ are an increasingly visible sign of that change. The FT’s Andres Schipani reports. To watch the video, please click here. http://video.ft.com/3880182961001/Bolivias-indigenous-bourgeoisie/life-and-arts…
IN BOLIVIA, CONTRABAND REPRESENTS 45% OF IMPORTS
Gregory Beltran reports for La Prensa: A STUDY OF TEN YEARS AGO IS NOT UPDATED CONTRABAND REPRESENTS 45% OF IMPORTS A study conducted between 2004 and 2005 showed that smuggling represented 45 percent of legal imports, which at the time reached approximately $2,500 million dollars, representing an illegal income of about 800-1,000 million dollars. The…
Nancy Kasai Janko: Confessions of the “pollera” doctor awarded by El Deber
Nelfi Fernandez reports for El Deber: Confessions of the “pollera” doctor awarded by El Deber Nancy Kasai Janko will become the first woman in pollera [skirt that some mestizo and indigenous women wear, its origin is Spaniard] graduated as medical doctor. She is a young woman who did not found an obstacle to get her…
Quinoa exports to USA are falling
El Diario reports: Peru doubled its market share in 2014 Quinoa exports to USA are falling Bolivian government committed support to the crop, but the apparent downturn in international marketing of cereal worries the producers. Bolivia lost ground in selling royal quinoa in US markets by the end of this year and Peru was positioned as…
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