Editorial, Los Tiempos: The direct threat made against a journalist from Santa Cruz by a person who identified himself as a member of a family linked to drug trafficking is a serious warning of the risk that hangs over the entire country —and not only for information workers— as result of the incessant expansion of…
Tag: cocaine production
Against illegal mining and deforestation | Contra la minería ilegal y la deforestación
ANF, Correo del Sur: The welcome sign for visitors. | El cartel de bienvenida a los visitantes. Route to get to the Madidi Park checkpoint. | Recorrido para llegar al puesto de control Del Parque Madidi. Park ranger Remberto Chihuapuri explains to visitors about the biodiversity of the protected area. | El guardaparque Remberto Chihuapuri…
¿Existe una correlación entre el narcotráfico y el avasallamiento? – Is there a correlation between narcotrafficking and encroachment?
El vínculo entre el avance de la frontera agrícola y el narcotráfico en Bolivia existe, especialmente en regiones donde se cultiva la coca para la producción de cocaína. El cultivo de coca conduce a la deforestación de áreas boscosas y la ocupación de tierras protegidas. Los narcotraficantes establecen plantaciones clandestinas de coca en áreas remotas,…
Tipnis at its worst – El Tipnis en su peor momento
Editorial, El Deber: One of the most important reserves in Bolivia is being mistreated from various sides without anyone taking responsibility for preventing it. The Isiboro Sécure Park (Tipnis) suffers one of the greatest challenges in its history, due to the recurring and illegal activities of deforestation and felling of trees, illegal coca leaf plantations…
Terrorist groups at the service of drug trafficking and smuggling mafias – Grupos terroristas al servicio de las mafias del narcotráfico y del contrabando
Editorial, El Deber: Irregular groups in Bolivia The temptations of Evo Morales are not from now, they come from the beginning of the century. Since then he has threatened the formation of irregular armed groups in the Chapare area and it is possible that these already exist, have military training and are ready to act…
Evo Morales is a figure that citizens reject – Evo Morales es una figura que la ciudadanía rechaza
El Diario: Civic acts in the city of El Alto. | Actos cívicos en la ciudad de El Alto. Persona non grata in El Alto After the declaration of Evo Morales as persona non grata in the city of El Alto, by leaders of the Regional Workers Union (COR), opposition parliamentarians assured that it is…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 