Editorial, El Deber: The expansion of coca cultivation in Bolivia’s protected areas has reached alarming levels, according to the latest report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The increase in these territories between 2022 and 2023 was 34%, raising the cultivated area to 583 hectares within the country’s forests. At the…
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Tour guides claim that the dollar shortage has reduced sector activities by 40% | Guías turísticos aseguran que la falta de dólares disminuyó el 40% de las actividades del sector
By El Dia: They argue that the lack of foreign currency and social conflicts have impacted tour guides since 2023. Illustrative image. The president of the Tour Guides Association, Sandro Díaz, stated that the dollar shortage in the country, along with social conflicts, has affected and caused losses in the sector. He estimates that between…
Narco-state | Narcoestado
By Andrés Gómez, Visión 360: It is essential for the state to guarantee the safety of people engaged in lawful economic activities in high-risk areas. Moreover, it must promote investment in productive projects in regions where drug trafficking is the primary source of income. Two hitmen shot and killed Captain Juan Carlos Aldunate with seven…
The Agricultural Sector Calls for Economic Policy Change to Prevent Shortages | El agro pide cambio en la política económica y evitar desabastecimiento
By El Diario: The government, instead of addressing issues affecting the national economy, such as the shortage of dollars and fuel, is moving in the opposite direction by hindering production, exports, and all activities in the production chains. These actions put the future supply of various products at risk, according to a statement from the…
The Infiltration of Drug Trafficking | La infiltración del narcotráfico
By William Herrera Áñez, El Dia: The infiltration of drug trafficking and corruption within the Bolivian police seem to have turned the “verde olivo” into a “threat” to society and the State itself. The way Captain Aldunate Meneses was killed resembles a typical drug cartel execution. What makes this case unique is that he was…
Bolivia’s country risk has increased by more than 600% | Riesgo país de Bolivia creció más de 600%
By El Diario: In the last 5 years Bolivia’s country risk on February 19, 2020 (five years ago) was only 275 points, but by December 31, 2024, it had risen to 2,087 points. From March 15, 2023, the indicator surpassed the 1,000-point mark, reaching 1,033 points, coinciding with the beginning of the currency crisis, which…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 