Editorial, El Deber: Several million inhabitants are literally suffocated by the smoke that invades the country. The fire spreads in five departments and Bolivia occupies second place with the highest number of heat sources, just as it is on the podium for poor quality air to breathe. It is the worst moment in history in…
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Blazes and drought | Incendios y sequía
Editorial, Los Tiempos: In the last four years, forest fires devastated more than 18.6 million hectares. The good news is that so far in 2023 the fire has destroyed a smaller area than those devastated in the last four years (one million hectares versus 5.7 million in 2019). The bad news is that forest fires…
Masistas and the diplomacy of the absurd | Masistas y la diplomacia del absurdo
Editorial, El Deber: Bolivia and its absent diplomacy Bolivia, by mandate of its own Constitution, declares itself as a pacifist State that advocates the peaceful resolution of controversies. Furthermore, ideally it is an example to the international community for having granted pacts, conventions and treaties on human rights a supraconstitutional rank. Naturally, to achieve the…
Lack of information increases country risk level | Carencia de información eleva nivel de riesgo país
El Diario: Lack of economic information increases Bolivia’s country risk The lack of information on international reserves, of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), added to the shortage of dollars generates distrust at the international level and causes an increase in the level of country risk. Meanwhile, the Government assures that Bolivia has positive economic indicators…
Bonanza? The tale of filled restaurants | El cuento de los restaurantes llenos
Editorial, El Dia: The Bolivian economy faces a threat that cannot be ignored, much less disguised with the story that we are fine because the restaurants are full. We are talking about the overwhelming weight of public debt. The numbers are alarming and deserve responsible attention from the authorities. A recent study reveals that the…
Wild animals, the most painful victims of fires and trafficking | Animales silvestres, las víctimas más dolorosas de los incendios y del tráfico
El Deber: Until September, the Care and Referral Center (CAT) of the Santa Cruz Governorate hosted almost a hundred and a half birds, monkeys, foxes, etc. In the Senda Verde Custody Center alone there are already a thousand specimens of various species The onslaught of the fire, which destroys the vegetation, also hurts the fauna….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 