EFE reports for Foxnews Latino: Pair rescued from lynch mob in Bolivia Published December 28, 2015 EFE Bolivian police rescued a pair of accused robbers from an enraged mob in the central part of the Chapare regipon before local residents could burn them alive. The incident occurred early Sunday morning, when two young men identified…
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After a decade of cheap populism… reality is a Bolivian Declining Economy
A crude reality for Bolivia, an Editorial from El Diario: Declining economy Economic data has been published by El Diario newspaper in recent days, show that there is an alarming decline in this vital sector of national life. On good terms, one could say that if it were not for the natural gas exported by…
Lake Poopo, Bolivia’s 2nd-largest lake, dries up
From Reuters for CBC news: Lake Poopo, Bolivia’s 2nd-largest lake, dries up Climate change has boosted temperatures, tripling evaporation Thomson Reuters Posted: Dec 18, 2015 10:24 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 18, 2015 1:27 PM ET [To watch the video, please use the link at the bottom, thank you.] What happens when a lake dries…
Bolivia Faces Challenge of Adapting to Lower Commodity Prices
From the International Monetary Fund: ANNUAL HEALTH CHECK Bolivia Faces Challenge of Adapting to Lower Commodity Prices By Sumiko Ogawa IMF Western Hemisphere Department December 18, 2015 Real GDP growth to slow to 4.1 percent in 2015 but remains high for the region Large buffers should enable necessary fiscal, external adjustments in a gradual way…
This is the legacy of the Bolivian coca-grower president
The self-appointed defender of Mother Nature and total ruler of all State powers in Bolivia, for the last ten years has done NOTHING to mitigate the horrendous crime with the Poopo Lake. The following cartoons published on 12/16/2015 explain our frustration and outrage! This is from Pagina Siete: This is from El Deber: And this…
Bolivia’s “Aral Sea” … WTH?!
Irreversible damage was caused in the second largest lake in Bolivia: the Poopo Lake. it results infuriating to see this kind of damage happening. This will be one of the undeniable “accomplishments” of the Oruro -born president… despite having total control of allState powers, the last ten years only served to watch Poopo lake disappear!o…
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