By Yenny Escalante/Sumando Voces, Correo del Sur: TARGETED BY POACHERS AND TRAFFICKERS This situation worries the residents; they fear consequences in the near future Spider monkeys are more slender in appearance than other monkeys and weigh between 6 and 10 kilos. BOLIVIAN SPECIES At this time of year, Madidi National Park becomes a target for…
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Corruption and the masista “moral reserve” | La corrupción y la “reserva moral” masista
By Andrés Gómez V., Brujula Digital: Corruption Like Never Before —How’s it going, boss?—greets the official with an air of power to his victim. —What’s up, sir?—the victim responds with some fear—. I had to take the document from my dad’s house and leave it because the lady wouldn’t lend it to me just like…
Masismo 101: Complicity among rogues, and cynicism | Complicidad entre pillos y el cinismo
By Alfonso Gumucio Dagron, Brujula Digital: Whale Skin I confess that my capacity for amazement remains intact: “I can’t understand” (as the Chapare cacique always says) the cynicism that protects certain national political figures like a bulletproof vest. These individuals seem impervious to everything, including direct accusations about their ethical and moral, not just political,…
Brink of Economic and Social Collapse | Al borde del precipicio económico y social
By Agustín Saavedra Zambrana, El Deber: Bolivia: A Country on the Brink of Economic and Social Collapse Bolivia is undergoing a multidimensional crisis that threatens its stability and the well-being of its citizens. The government’s erratic economic policies have plunged the country into a spiraling decline that worsens daily. The scarcity of U.S. dollars has…
We need a Bolivia for decent people | Necesitamos una Bolivia para la gente decente
By Carlos Hugo Molina, El Deber: Joan Manuel Serrat set to music the poem by Antonio Machado, “Españolito”: “There is already a Spaniard who wants to live and begins to live / between a Spain that dies and another Spain that yawns. / Little Spaniard coming into the world, God save you. / One of…
June 26, “Self-Coup” and Blank Check | 26 de junio, “autogolpe” y cheque en blanco
Por Germán Huanca Luna (*) June 26, 2024, will be remembered in Bolivian history as the day when the Arce government resorted to sorrow, solidarity from international organizations, statements from countries, and the democratic sentiment of the population to postpone economic problems; regardless of the increase in country risk that drives away capital and the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 