“Republiqueta” is the term used to refer a specific region under the control of the people who were seeking independence from the Realm of Spain, derivates from republic. Manfredo Kempff writes in El Deber: The “republiquetas” today Because of the permissiveness and the total lack of authority in Bolivia, there are emerging a series of…
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Solid proof that current gov’s wrongdoings leads to anarchy and narcotraffick!
ANF reports in El Deber: COCA CROPS Coca crops displaces citrus and coffee in Yungas Los Yungas community members explained that the coffee, citrus and fruit, are generally more difficult to grow because there are a variety of fungi and insect pests affecting the production, so they opted for coca. [failed to say coca is…
Will Bolivia ever find oil? Better be outside our National Parks!!
Carlos Miranda writes in El Dia: Energy and Hydrocarbons Will we find oil? For over three years YPFB is trying to achieve private local and/or foreign investment in the search for hydrocarbons in the country. However, its great effort has been unsuccessful. In turn, the Government showed concern that the absence of new reserves and…
Church and state, different but not separate
Francesco Zaratti writes in Los Tiempos: Church and state, different but not separate Several reviews recently published in different newspapers in La Paz have expressed criticism of the “lies” and the alleged “interference” of the Catholic Church on matters of state with arguments that merit replication in the context of pluralism and respect for the…
Is there Rule of Law in Bolivia??!!
Lets take a look at the Rule of Law Index 2014 for Bolivia: Supporting the rule of law in Latin America by Juan Carlos Botero [excerpts follow] Most economies in Latin America struggle with recurring problems in their institutional frameworks. The repeated flooding of the Bogota River illustrates the cyclical and expanding nature of these…
Why do Bolivians struggle so much with a mining law? with this gov?!
The Bolivian government sucks, as best expressed by Humberto Vacaflor: they can not apply the mining law in the highlands, they can not open a UMOPAR headquarters in Yapacani, they can not drive away the encroachers in Santa Cruz, they can not prevent the entry of contraband or off drugs, they can not control the “deals”…
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