Mining: Bolivia lost the opportunity to produce more when international prices for tin, silver, zinc et al were high. As Pagina Siete reports by comparing the first semester of 2011 with 2010. http://www.paginasiete.bo/2011-09-27/Economia/NoticiaPrincipal/12Pla00127-09-11-P720110927MAR.aspx Uncontrolled fires: Two new fire sources add to the uncontrolled fire that has been burning for the last 15 days in the Sararenda mountain….
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Current Bolivian president is loosing credibility: TIPNIS
This cartoon is from El Dia, it portrays a typical hat from the lowlands of Bolivia (indigenous), being stomped by coca. Violent police repression generated large number of demonstrations in support of the TIPNIS people across the country. This picture is from El Deber (9/27/11), it shows how citizens from Rurrenabaque stopped the intention of transporting over…
Road through TIPNIS is stopped; why a debate??
El Deber website reports over a recent press conference that current president of Bolivia has said that the construction of the road is paralyzed, he indicated that there will be a debate among the departments involved. http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2011/2011-09-26/vernotaahora.php?id=110926205435 While this long-awaited reaction, finally happened, I don’t understand why this or any government needs to debate anything. Please…
TIPNIS: sorrow and pain among its families
After the violent police intervention, families are beginning to reunite, tears, sorrow and frustration have cluttered Bolivia. There are still some children wondering out there… this picture was taken by Max Toranzos and appeared tonite in El Deber’s website. This picture (Pagina Siete) shows how La Paz citizens expressed their support with the TIPNIS people and repudiated…
Rurrenabaque forced TIPNIS people’s freedom!
Around 280 indigenous people were captured by the police yesterday afternoon and night. They were forced to embark in buses and other vehicles. They were held captive in the Rurrenabaque airport, waiting for a military plane to arrive, a plane with a 40 seat capacity was there (indigenous people were going to be sent to an unknown location) and…
Are we ready? Rain will bring floods in Beni, Bolivia
This cartoon is from El Diario (9/22/11), Beni is the department who “receives” most of the rain waters from the highlands and valleys of Bolivia. Every year there is flooding and cattle and housing is lost. In the cartoon, the son says: “…dad! why don’t we take the cattle to higher lands, before the flooding…
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