ANF reports in El Deber: See problems to stop the occupations of mines Deputy Minister of Mining Policy, Eugenio Mendoza, acknowledged yesterday that the decree that is being developed to curb the encroachment of mines will not solve the problem in its entirety, but said that the Jurisdictional Mining (AJAM) Authority shall manage and reverse…
Bolivian cruceno won the karate gold medal: Mohamed Dames
Victor Hugo Lera reports for El Dia: South american Karate Dames managed to win the only gold for Bolivia Superior. The cruceño won the kumite test to Brazilian Guilherme Salgado. The Santa Cruz born Mohamed Dames won the gold medal in the fourteenth version of the South American Karate Championship Under-21, which took place in…
Is there rule of law under current Bolivian gov?!
Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: Rule of Law? Is the rule of law a Western institution and therefore does not deserve to exist? Is the only rule of law the power of social movements and the discretion of the management of power by the government? Who, will accept the norm and continue? Who accepted…
In the wrestling rings of Bolivia, skirts fly as cholitas fight back!
From National Geographic: Bolivia’s Wrestlers In the wrestling rings of Bolivia, skirts fly as cholitas fight back! By Alma Guillermoprieto Photograph by Ivan Kashinsky At the largest public gymnasium in El Alto, Bolivia, daylight is fading from the windows, and hundreds of people along the bleachers are growing impatient. They have been sitting for more…
Bolivian politics 2014: Signs of better political times
Susana Seleme writes in El Dia: Susana responses Signs of better political times 1) the first binomial for the October elections was formed and is the result of a partnership. What is your analysis? All political and sociological analysis must be based not only on the immediate present, but successive political events in the recent…
In Bolivia, one million people live from tourism
Ernesto Estremadoiro reports for El Dia: It is the fourth most important activity in the country One million people live from tourism The activity generates 200,000 direct jobs and indirect impact reaches this digit. Mining only generates 132,000 jobs in the country. Tourism, called smokeless industry, has well earned this “nickname”. According to Martin Careaga,…
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