Leaving Behind the Pathetic Country | Dejar atrás el país patético

Editorial, El Dia: It remains pathetic to see Bolivian entrepreneurs —from El Alto, Santa Cruz, or any other region— making a pilgrimage to present their complaints, projects, demands, and pleas to the new government. They go with folders in hand, as if the Government were an almighty entity capable of solving all their problems, approving…

Owner of seized property confronts Del Castillo and says he appears in photos with leaders of illegal land seizures | Dueña de predio avasallado increpa a Del Castillo y le dice que aparece en fotos con líderes de tomas ilegales

By Unitel, El Dia: The presidential candidate was attending a political event in Santa Cruz when he was questioned by Melissa Barba, owner of Santa Rita, a productive property that was seized in Guarayos. Eduardo Del Castillo and Melissa Barba, owner of the seized property. This Thursday, while Eduardo Del Castillo (MAS-IPSP) was taking part…

Bolivia, second highest country risk in Latin America after a 20% increase in April | Bolivia, segunda en riesgo país en América Latina tras un aumento del 20% en abril

By Los Tiempos: The shortage of U.S. dollars hinders the import of fuels and essential goods | Carlos López Bolivia has solidified its position as the second economy with the highest country risk in Latin America, only behind Venezuela, according to J.P. Morgan’s Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI), updated as of April 14. With 2,190…

Bolivia Prepares to Launch Its First Bitcoin Mining Operation | Bolivia se prepara para explotar su primera mina de Bitcoins

By El Diario: The gas that Bolivia burns in its wells and the residues from sugarcane can be used to generate electricity to power Bitcoin mining centers. These centers convert energy into computing power, which connects to cryptocurrency mining pools via the internet. Diego Monroy Marinkovic, a project engineer for power generation with Capstone microturbines…

Bolivia And Socialism: My Experiences

From Being Libertarian: I’ve lived in third world socialist Bolivia before. In short, it was unpleasant. I saw thousands begging and going hungry. People would just pull their pants down and defecate right in the streets. And no one paid them any mind because they didn’t have toilets either. I saw people every day that…