Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: Over and out A recent study on the “Arab Spring” prepared by Stimson, under the direction of Ellen Laipson, says the deposed tyrants had long been in power who acted like kings and neglected the details of governing. Moreover, to reach this overthrow, it was made by the weariness…
Bolivia History 101: Chile’s invasion forcing us to remain landlocked
Agustin Saavedra writes in El Deber: Another day of landlocked from the sea The Bolivian coastline was usurped by Chile in a conflict started on February 14, 1879. Today, March 23, 2014, 135 years running and the heroism of Eduardo Abaroa in Calama. At the end there was the loss of a vital territory. Chile,…
Bolivia and The collapse of the symbols…
Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: The collapse of the symbols In his speech to come to power, the MAS used the idea of being better than all the previous political system, which was part – that was beyond him as the bearer of messages and new moral ethical behavior. Evo Morales criticized, not without…
Bolivian History 101: Brazil occupies Bolivian Acre territory!
Luis S. Crespo writes in El Diario, March 20, 1928: Brazil occupies Bolivia’s Acre The vanguard of the military expedition sent from Rio de Janeiro to invade the Acre, a command under Major Agostinho Gomes Raimundo Castro, occupied and took official possession of the barraca [farm] “Empresa”, obeying the orders and instructions of the Government…
Bolivian dentist ingenuity helps children with Down syndrome!
Veronica Zapana reports for Pagina Siete: They were INVENTED BY A BOLIVIAN PEDIATRIC DENTIST Toothbrushes for children with Down syndrome were created These instruments are made from recycled materials to help children be independent. A pediatric dentist introduced innovations with materials and accessories for mouth care, for children with Down syndrome, to help them manage…
Worst Bolivia-Brazil diplomatic/commercial relations… ever!
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: Bolivia-Brasil, asylees in the freezer A year ago, relations with Brazil are reduced to the sale of natural gas. And Bolivian political refugees arriving in the country. Besides the 500 Pando refugees who fled when the department was taken by force, there is now in that country, as refugees,…
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