By El Diario: Radical Sectors Isolate Regions for a Month Blockades and Sieges Worsen the Country’s Economic Crisis The blockades and sieges imposed by the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB), peasant groups, and supporters of Evo Morales have isolated regions across the country, particularly the cities of La Paz and El Alto. These measures have worsened…
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The Invisible Geography of the Roadblocks | La geografía invisible de los bloqueos
By Javier Gómez, Rimay Pampa: After three weeks of social and political conflict, and an analysis of the areas where each roadblock was established, it becomes clear that behind the social demands lies an overlap of legal, informal, and illegal economies competing for control of Bolivian territory. The road accessibility map released by the ABC…
Land Invaders Behind San Julián Blockades? | ¿Avasalladores Detrás de los Bloqueos?
By Eju.tv: Owner of Santa Rita Claims More Than 70% of Blockade Participants in San Julián Are Part of the Land Invaders The people maintaining blockades in that municipality support the demands of the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB) and the groups that have been mobilized throughout the country since May 4. Melisa Barba, owner of…
Political Constitution: A Criticized Document | Constitución Política, documento criticado
Editorial, El Diario: Criticism of the current Political Constitution of the Plurinational State has existed for several years and has recently been renewed because President Rodrigo Paz has announced that it will be partially amended. First, this Constitution is illegitimate, since it was not approved by the Constituent Assembly but by an extra-constituent body, the…
Intense pressure on the productive sector | Alta presión sobre el aparato productivo
By Correo del Sur: Business leaders warn of a scenario of intense pressure on the productive sector Roadblocks Hit the Country Hard The scale of the damage caused by the roadblocks that have been carried out across the country for the past 29 days is becoming immeasurable. This Thursday, the industrial sector quantified the losses…
Dollar Repayments Scheduled | Cronograma para devolver dólares
By Eju.tv: The BCB Sets a Schedule and Dollar Repayment Amounts for Savers The government of President Rodrigo Paz has begun returning savings, and now, through the issuing authority, has established this regulated timetable. The Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) will return foreign currency savings to citizens through 2028 in different amounts and timeframes. This schedule is designed so…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 