By Manfredo Kempff Suárez, El Diario: “Pacted democracy” The masterminds of Indo-Spanish masismo (indigenous and mestizo figures alongside Spanish populists) gathered in their offices, filled with the scent of coca leaves, sweat, and garlic, concocting ideas to draft constitutions and laws that would dismantle Bolivia’s fragile democracy without it being apparent. They invented a host…
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Bolivia se desmorona | Bolivia Unravels
Por The Statesman: Bolivia, antes celebrada como un éxito económico de Sudamérica, es ahora un claro ejemplo de cómo la excesiva dependencia de los recursos naturales y la mala gestión pueden llevar a una nación a la ruina. SNS | Nueva Delhi | 4 de diciembre de 2024, 8:06 am Bolivia, antes celebrada como un…
The dollar is quoted at up to Bs 11.55 for sale and Bs 11.30 for purchase on the parallel market | El dólar se cotiza hasta en Bs 11,55 la venta y Bs 11,30 la compra en el mercado paralelo
By Brujula Digital: A reference image. Photo: ABI The dollar in exchange houses and among money changers is quoted at up to Bs 11.5 for sale and Bs 11.30 for purchase, according to data collected by Brújula Digital during a survey. This digital outlet visited eight exchange houses and consulted money changers in the city…
Calamitous Lack of Political Parties | Calamitosa falta de partidos políticos
Editorial, El Diario: The country finds itself in an extremely dire situation, nearing its two-hundredth year of existence, compounded by some individuals asserting that it is unnecessary to remember August 6 as the founding date, while others claim Bolivia no longer exists, insisting instead on the notion of a supposed Plurinational State and making other…
With the State Absent, Drug Trafficking Begins to Dominate Communities | Con Estado ausente, narcotráfico empieza a dominar comunidades
By ANF, El Diario: According to the Government and Opposition Following four drug trafficking cases and attacks on the anti-drug force reported in a single week, warnings emerge that internal conflicts within the MAS are diverting the authorities’ attention from the fight against drug trafficking After the recent events in Pucamayo and Santa Ana de…
‘¡Todo está caro!’ Bolivia enfrenta un colapso económico impactante | ‘Everything is expensive!’ Bolivia faces a shocking economic collapse
Por PAOLA FLORES and ISABEL DEBRE, AP News: Una mujer camina junto a una fila de conductores de camiones que esperan llenar sus tanques de diésel en El Alto, Bolivia, el martes 26 de noviembre de 2024. (Foto AP/Juan Karita) ARCHIVO – Carteles escritos a mano con mensajes que dicen en español: “Exigimos soluciones del gobierno”, “Arce, no…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 