Bolivia History 101: Battles of the Bolivian-Peruvian Confederation: the Iruya victory

From June 11, 1928, Luis Crespo wrote for El Diario: Battles of the Bolivian-Peruvian Confederation: the Iruya victory ROSAS DECLARES WAR ON BOLIVIA The establishment of the Peru Bolivian Confederation, so lucky conducted by General Andrés de Santa Cruz, could never be regarded with indifference by the neighboring countries, especially Chile and Argentina. The declaration…

Bolivian gov’s promises regarding our natural gas are blunt out lies

Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: The gas that we do not have President Evo Morales just said that some Central American countries would be interested in buying Bolivian natural gas. A few days earlier, Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera had said that he was making the trip on board of the vice-presidential plane for…

Understand how Bolivian cocaine is taking over Argentina

Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: The Argentinian Province Jorge Lanata said that the unique contribution of the Kirchner to his country was that they introduced the drug narcotraffick, thanks to coca entering Argentina from Bolivia, thousands of tons. These governments are, indeed, changing the history of their countries. Argentina received its name because it…

Bolivia History 101: Juana Azurduy de Padilla

Keeping track and not forgetting our heroes is a must. Today, I wanted to share what Luis S. Crespo wrote in March 8, 1928: Juana Azurduy de Padilla Juana Azurduy was born in the city of Chuquisaca [Sucre] on March 8, 1781, and not having known her father, she took the surname of her mother,…

Bolivia’s naive foreign policy

Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Deber: Naive foreign policy Bolivia now has deteriorated relations with USA, Brazil, Argentina and, one might say, also Peru, for the suspension of the presidential meeting that was to take place last week. The U.S. Charge d’affaires [DCM], Harry Mammott, just left for his country “for personal reasons”, which means…

Governmental lies regarding coca crop expansion…

Humberto Vacaflor’s analysis regarding how current ochlocracy is destroying our beautiful Bolivia, Humberto writes in El Deber: Coca simulations The Government says that coca’s 2010 report was wrong. The EU says that it has waited “too long” for that report. And Juan del Granado says that, according to the document, it only takes 6,000 hectares…