By Juan Jose Toro, Vision 360: Even if Bolivia had wonderful hotels and international airports at its main tourist destinations, people who could spend their dollars in the country won’t come if there’s a chance they’ll be held up somewhere along the way. Based on the information, knowledge, and culture he possesses, Carlos Hugo Molina…
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Loss of purchasing power against neighboring currencies | Pérdida de poder adquisitivo frente a las monedas vecinas
By ANF, Eju.tv: The boliviano registers loss of purchasing power this weekend against neighboring currencies The main problem is the lack of dollars, since resources were not well managed during the governments of the Movement Toward Socialism, the party that seeks to remain in power in the upcoming elections. The Bolivian currency began to register…
THE THREE MUSKETEERS OF BOLIVIA | LOS TRES MOSQUETEROS DE BOLIVIA
By Oscar Antezana: There is great concern among the majority of citizens that MAS might be re-elected. Andrónico could win the next elections, the other two unnamable ones could unite and support him, or fraud could once again be carried out. From my perspective, there are three opposition candidates – Tuto, Samuel, and Jaime (Dunn)…
From the “Dunn bloc” and Chi’s farewell, to the “fusion or legal trick” plan | Del “bloque Dunn” y el adiós de Chi, al plan “fusión o chicana”
By Miguel V. de Torres, El Pais: Political Chronicle of the Week While the opposition takes irreversible positions, in the popular bloc the possibility of Andrónico’s sole candidacy remains open, but so does a legal purge that would leave only Arce’s MAS standing. A week of many definitions comes to a close, paving the way…
History Doesn’t Repeat Itself | La historia no se repite
By Sayuri Loza, Brujula Digital: A few days ago, in light of the Bicentennial, I was invited to give talks about what Bolivia was like at its birth… we were born more or less as we are now, with our main product—silver—in marked decline, a phenomenon that had already been felt since the mid-18th century….
Doubts About the Elections | Dudas sobre las elecciones
By Manfredo Kempff Suárez, El Diario: Of course, I’m not the one to save the upcoming elections. In fact, I’ve never been a real politician—the kind who doesn’t sleep because of meetings, who sits for ten hours listening to comrades say the same things with some minor variation. I used to admire Banzer’s patience while…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 