To understand our nightmare, what better than these cartoons [08/01/2017] from national newspapers? This is from El Deber, reflects how much we care of our environment … Santa Cruz city this time of the year is sad, full of smoke out of the stupid believe that lash and burning do good to agriculture … This…
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Bolivia Coca Cultivation Grows for First Time in 6 Years: UNODC
InSight Crime reports: Bolivia Coca Cultivation Grows for First Time in 6 Years: UNODC Written by Tristan Clavel A United Nations monitoring program reported a rise in coca cultivation in Bolivia in 2016 after five successive years of decline, but this reversal in past trends could be short-lived. Overall coca cultivation in Bolivia grew by…
This is how we will remember this government: Egocentric behavior topped with corruption!
Cartoons dated 07/21/2017 This is from El Dia: The social media broadcasted a video that showed how a minister of current Bolivian government delayed BoA’s flight … people have been fed up of all those demonstrations of power … eleven years showing a disproportionate egocentric behavior of those who managed to wast over $160 billion…
Bolivia, far from achieving food sovereignty
An excerpt from a report made by Manuel Filomeno for Pagina Siete: Bolivia, far from achieving food sovereignty According to the economist José Gabriel Espinoza, a distinction must be made between security and food sovereignty, concepts that in many cases are used interchangeably. According to the expert, food security refers to the level of income…
Incomplete and at times biased State of the Left in Latin America: Bolivia After the Pink Tide
Linda Farthing and Thea N. Riofrancos write for Nacla: Excerpts pertaining Bolivia follow: [for the full article that includes Ecuador, please use the link at the bottom, thank you] The State of the Left in Latin America: Ecuador and Bolivia After the Pink Tide Part 1 in our two-part discussion on the state of the…
evo lied! we’re not becoming Latin America’s Switzerland: 22 months with Bolivia importing more than exporting
Pagina Siete reports: 22 months with Bolivia importing more than exporting The trade deficit to May increased to $645 million dollars, despite the fact that exports grew by 8.1% to $3.027 million dollars. The trade balance of the country registered, until May of this year, a trade deficit of $645 million dollars. It’s been 22…
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