By Humberto Vacaflor, Los Tiempos: General Juan José Zúñiga said it clumsily, but Vice Minister Raúl Mayta says very clearly: what happened in 2006 was “bread for the day and hunger for tomorrow,” and all Bolivians hope that this new version of the MAS will accept its failure and change your “model.” Well, tomorrow has…
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Bolivia’s deep energy crisis | La profunda crisis energética de Bolivia
By Álvaro Ríos, Brujula Digital: We are only seeing the tip of the iceberg regarding the deep energy crisis in which Bolivia is immersed. I have called it “the Bolivian energy black hole.” A black hole is a finite region of space described in Einstein’s equations, the interior of which has a concentration of mass…
Was nationalization worth it? | ¿Valió la pena la nacionalización?
By Henry Oporto, El Deber: This May 1st, as MAS factions celebrate a new anniversary of the 2006 hydrocarbon nationalization, the country’s demeanor will be different: instead of approval and enthusiasm, a face of frustration and discouragement will likely emerge. The era of illusions has passed; worries and fears now prevail. With the perspective of…
It is urgent to make a turn in the energy matrix – Urge dar un giro a la matriz energética
Ismael Luna reports in El Dia: It is urgent to make a turn in the energy matrix Note. The need to do so arises from the analysis that the country is increasingly dependent on the importation of liquid fuels: diesel and gasoline In a historical context of the last 14 years of scarce hydrocarbon exploration,…
Lies are not exported – No se exporta mentiras
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: Lies are not exported It is somewhat humiliating for a Bolivian official to have to explain to a Brazilian official that Bolivia cannot send the agreed volume of natural gas. And even less if it is the natural gas owed. A gas for which Brazil paid in advance, and…
An inept BOLIVIA GOVERNMENT fails to find solution to GAS DISPUTE, generating only violence!
Latin American Herald Tribune reports: Bolivia Government Says It Won’t Tolerate Pressure from Protesters in Gas Dispute LA PAZ – Bolivia’s government said on Thursday that it would not tolerate pressure from protesters amid an inter-regional dispute over the distribution of revenues from a major natural gas field. President Evo Morales’ administration made the remarks…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 