Thomas Graham, Mongabay: LA PAZ — Al amanecer en Apolobamba, en el altiplano boliviano, grupos de vicuñas y alpacas —algunas esquiladas, otras peludas— deambulan en busca de matorrales para pastar, aunque el suelo helado ofrece poco. La escena está en silencio, excepto por los ruidos metálicos y los estruendos de la maquinaria en las minas…
Tag: gold
Bolivia Burns Through Its Special Drawing Rights, IMF Data Show – Bolivia se quema a través de sus derechos especiales de giro, muestran datos del FMI
Maria Elena Vizcaino, Bloomberg, Finance Yahoo: Bolivia Bonds sink as Nation’s International Reserves Dwindle (Bloomberg) — Bolivia has all but exhausted its Special Drawing Rights from the International Monetary Fund, deepening a currency crisis in one of Latin America’s poorest nations. The country had just 39.09 million SDRs, reserve assets that work like an overdraft…
The atrocity of mercury in mining – La atrocidad del mercurio en la minería
Mongabay: Struggles loom as Bolivia prepares new plan to clean up its mercury problem by Maxwell Radwin on 9 March 2023 Bolivia’s failure to combat illegal gold mining generated a heated national debate last year. Numerous news sites published investigations into deforestation, pollution and corruption tied to the mining industry, while leading officials in congress and the UN made public…
Adrift state, there is NO law, there is NO money and not even thinking about management – Estado a la deriva, NO hay ley, NO hay dinero y ni pensar en gestión
El Diario: As a result of exploration and exploitation of gold One dead and 10 injured in clashes in Mapiri The violent confrontations registered yesterday in the town of Mapiri, located in the north of La Paz, between community members of the place and workers of the mining company “La Deseada”, for the exploration and…
Bolivian Thoughts 