Where does Bolivia stand after 192 years of independence?

To understand our nightmare, what better than these cartoons [08/01/2017] from national newspapers? This is from El Deber, reflects how much we care of our environment … Santa Cruz city this time of the year is sad, full of smoke out of the stupid believe that lash and burning do good to agriculture … This…

Businessmen call for greater security in Santa Cruz

El Diario reports: Due to a delinquency wave Businessmen call for greater security in Santa Cruz • Police are not logistically prepared to deal with critical situations such as the violent heist in Eurochronos jewelry. Legislators demand urgent restructuring and equipping. After the bloody assault on Eurochronos jewelry due to the confrontation of Brazilian criminals…

Dying and Drying: The Case of Bolivia’s Lake Poopó

Clayton Whitt reports for Nacla: Dying and Drying: The Case of Bolivia’s Lake Poopó The second largest body of water in Bolivia has vanished. Will it ever return? I have never seen Lake Poopó from up close. The last time I tried to reach the lakeshore, I could not find it. I made my last attempt…

Meet the Socialist Leader Who’s Driving Bolivia Into the Ground

From The Daily Signal: INTERNATIONALCOMMENTARY Meet the Socialist Leader Who’s Driving Bolivia Into the Ground Charles Busch / James M. Roberts Socialist Evo Morales has been president of Bolivia for over a decade. Although he claims to be working for the people, his populist policies have been a major roadblock on Bolivia’s path to economic…

Evo Morales denies running a narco state. Mounting evidence suggests otherwise.

Mary A. O’Grady writes for The Wall Street Journal: The Bolivia-Jihadist Axis of Cocaine Evo Morales denies running a narco state. Mounting evidence suggests otherwise. By MARY ANASTASIA O’GRADY A Boko Haram massacre in a northeastern Nigerian village last month captured world-wide attention as it was reported that the terrorists burned children alive. Far less…