H.C.F. Mansilla writes superbly in El Dia: Miscegenation and its dilemmas The contrast between mestizaje and indianism that characterizes many public discussions should be relativized in view of the historical experiences and events of recent years in Bolivia. This hidden controversy, as is usual in social phenomena of the most various kinds, which are usually…
Our Bolivian elderly and The Global AgeWatch Index 2014
Bolivia went down to the 51st position from 46th last year. . . . . . . . . http://www.helpage.org/global-agewatch/population-ageing-data/country-ageing-data/?country=Bolivia%2B%2528Plurinational%2BState%2Bof%2529 Bolivia’s stronghold regarding the elderly is their families. Bolivians in general like to live with their elderly, few of us end up in nursing homes. Over the sat ten years, it…
300,000 hectares of deforested forest
Leyla Mendieta reports for El Dia: A total of 4.6 million in other areas 300,000 hectares of deforested forest Data. They warn that the expansion of the agricultural frontier by 2025, would have affected 10 million. Of the 4,641,000 hectares deforested to date, approximately 370,621 will correspond to protected forests, as noted in a report…
Mutun, a constant reminder of current gov’s inefficiency!
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: The Mutún gasometer The Mutún steel project is not working, it is true, but plays an irreplaceable role: used to know how much natural gas is available to Bolivians after the demand for Argentina and Brazil has been serviced. The “gas war” that was fought earlier this century, has…
Illegal land take overs are the best example of this gov’s inability to govern!
El Diario reports: 120 raids of illegal groups 50 farms still enslaved Properties affected, producers expressed their expectation for the return of legal certainty in agribusiness of Santa Cruz. The “grabbers” gave way to the commission of crimes as cattle theft, attempted murder and rape, besides economic damage as a result of criminal actions [estelionato…
Bolivian saltenas among the 12 best national dishes!
A report from Ben Groundwater for the Herald, excerpt follows: The world’s 12 best national dishes By Ben Groundwater Sept. 24, 2014, 10:57 a.m. First: the worst. Let’s get it out of the way early. Many countries produce fantastic food, national dishes that manage to encapsulate thousands of years of history and a rich gastronomic…
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