Bolivia 2014 Crime and Safety Report

Bolivia 2014 Crime and Safety Report Travel Health and Safety; Transportation Security; Surveillance; Stolen items; Theft; Fraud; Kidnapping; Assault; Burglary; Financial Security; Floods; Carjacking; Riots/Civil Unrest; Earthquakes; Drug Trafficking Western Hemisphere > Bolivia; Western Hemisphere > Bolivia > La Paz 8/22/2014 Overall Crime and Safety Situation Crime Threats Most major cities in Bolivia have Medium…

Positive: raid to punish those who endanger our environment, Oruro carnival

This is a positive measure, although much is still needed to change perceptions over these type of people, Williams Farfan reports for La Razon: During a three-day operation, troops of the forestry police and environment have seized at least 95 stuffed animals that were used by fraternities at the ‘entrance’ to the Carnival of Oruro….

TIPNIS update as of October 14, 2011

The TIPNIS protest-walk has started walking up, to the highlands. The group started walking today around 6am, they are marching from Yolosa (69 kilometers away from La Paz city) and intend to reach Sacramento town. A leader from the Beni Indigenous People (CPIB), Wilma Mendoza is asking for solidarity to the organizations that are supporting this…