Carlos Valdez reports for The Washington Post: A campaign poster featuring President Evo Morales giving a thumbs up reads in Spanish “Evo and the people. Secure future” on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. Morales coasted to victory in previous elections, becoming the longest-serving leader of a nation long notorious for…
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Heavy Rains Extinguish Monthslong Fires in Bolivia
Reuters for The New York Times: Firefighters of Bolivia’s Army patrolling an area where wildfires have destroyed forest at Rancho Grande village in Robore, Bolivia, last month.CreditCreditEdgard Garrido/Reuters Recent heavy rains in the Bolivian Amazon have helped put out forest fires that have raged for two months across the landlocked South American nation, charring more…
Punishment vote against MAS
El Diario reports: Determination of the Cruceño open Council: After the massive concentration carried out yesterday at the feet of the Christ the Redeemer, it was determined respect for the vote of the 21F referendum, rebellion before a possible electoral “fraud”, abrogation of Law 741 and DS 3973 that increased the permit of “controlled” burning…
Morales and his lies at the UN
Angelica Siles writes in El Diario: Article 387.l of the Political Constitution of the State states that “The State must guarantee the conservation of forestry forests in areas of forest vocation, their sustainable use, the conservation and recovery of flora, fauna and degraded areas.” Unfortunately, public servant Morales DOES NOT FULFILL the constitutional mandate. Between…
The equivalent of TWO Belgiums has already been burned in Bolivia
Pagina Siete reports: The equivalent of all Cochabamba has already been burned Two million hectares lost are forests. Photo: Soyelgas / Pagina Siete According to the most recent report of the Friends of Nature Foundation (FAN), the equivalent of the entire extension of Cochabamba or double of Belgium has already been consumed by fire. The…
‘I could hear the fear in her voice’: Aussies’ nerve-racking job in Bolivian sanctuary
Michael Dahlstrom reports for Yahoo News Australia: A Melbourne woman is pleading for help as flames surround an animal sanctuary in Bolivia where five Australians are currently doing volunteer work. Milli Spence, 34, spoke to Yahoo News Australia as fire fighters continue to battle blazes at the 800 hectare Parque Ambue Ari, 400km north of…
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