For the Santa Cruz tourist or anyone interested, Saul Montaño reports for El Deber: Carnival tourism ‘made in’ Bolivia Oruro and Tarija are the major destinations for the holidays. Vallegrande make a difference with their celebrations. Here the options and their characteristics: Carnival may be a good reason to visit the country, to travel and…
Bolivia Music 101: Chiquitos and the music by Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa writes in El Pais, Madrid after his recent visit to Santa Cruz: Chiquitos and the music The first Jesuits who came to this remote corner of eastern Bolivia saw the houses of the Indians with very small houses, that baptized the entire region with the name of Chiquitos [tiny]. Father Jose de…
Bolivia under water: Why no national disaster declared amid floods?
Sara Shahriari writes for Bolivia under water: Why no national disaster declared amid floods? The Bolivian government says its massive aid operation, which includes food and tents, is well underway, but not everyone is satisfied with the response. LA PAZ, BOLIVIA Bolivia is suffering from weeks of heavy rains that are causing rivers to swell, homes…
Bolivia History 101: The Chilean invasion to Antofagasta
Floren Sanabria writes in El Diario: Antofagasta Invasion On February 14, 1879 is the day of the attack, the infamous date in the calendar of American history by the Chilean assault on the port of Antofagasta to seize its riches metalliferous, guano, saltpeter and copper. That black day of dispossession, the doors of homes were…
Why is that the Bolivian current president does not take responsibility?!
Monica Briancon writes in Los Tiempos: Guilty … Me? “I am not guilty , for having left forgotten, for not having made love,” were, as I recall, the first few words of a song performed by José Luis Rodríguez, El Puma, about three decades ago. The ditty goes buzzing in my head, like a musical…
What happened with the Bolivian FISCAL PACT?!
Carlos Valverde writes in El Deber: Excuses there are Indeed , the Government has taken on the task of making excuses for not starting a process of rapprochement with departments, municipalities and universities to agree on the methodology for implementing the fiscal pact. First, Don Alvaro [current VP] came to say that the fiscal pact…
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