Edwin Fernadez reports for Los Tiempos: “Wanting is power” reads an old adage that fits exactly the deed of Conrad Moscoso, who won the title of singles in the Bolivia American Iris Grand Slam Open, which lowered the curtain yesterday at the sports complex of Sarco. Reaching this feat was not easy, because the Bolivian…
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Discrepancies about “sea of gas” in Boyuy X2
El Diario reports: “Production tests” continue Production costs will decide profitability of gas extraction, according to analyst Mauricio Medinaceli Several experts and opposition leaders questioned the insufficient information offered by the Government on the gas that will produce the Boyuy X2 well in Tarija, for which they demand transparency to know if the drilling of…
Bolivia loses 11% of GDP due to maritime confinement
El Diario reports: Anual average Bolivian exporters must face a cost 33.2% higher than the regional average TRANSPORTATION EXPLAINS MAJOR LOSSES INCURRED BY BOLIVIA FOR ITS CENTENARY LANDLOCKED. A work done by economist Rodrigo Burgoa found that the maritime enclosure that Bolivia suffers since the invasion of its coast in February 1879 has a negative…
Campos de Solana wins three golds in French contest
Pagina Siete reports: Three wines from the winery were awarded in the Vinalies contest in France. They competed with more than a thousand samples from the orb. The distinguished wines of Campos de Solana. Photo: Campos de Solana The wines Esther Ortiz, Tannat Único and Trivarietal de Campos de Solana [Solarium Fields] were awarded, each…
Bolivia to host World Travel Awards Latin America Ceremony 2019
World Travel Awards reports: World Travel Awards (WTA) has revealed that its Latin America Ceremony 2019 will be hosted in La Paz, Bolivia on 13th July 2019. The leading figureheads, decision-makers and influencers of Latin America’s travel and tourism industry are scheduled to attend the ceremony, which will mark WTA’s first visit to Bolivia. The red-carpet ceremony…
In Bolivia, a new generation of wrestlers in bowler hats
Paola Flores, AP reports for The Washington Post: Young cholita wrestler Dona Chevas, 16, top, holds the legs of her rival, fellow trainee Simpatica Sonia, 24, as they compete in the ring in El Alto, Bolivia, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2019. A new generation of athletes is coming to one of the world’s more colorful sporting…
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