The Bolivian Institute for Foreign Trade (IBCE) has published on december 15, 2011 its biweekly report No.87, Tourism inflow to beautiful Bolivia: This industry has grown by 83% in the period of 2001-2010. Increase happened in great part attributed to our exceptional biodiversity; the following chart lists tourists by countries of origin; figures are in millions of…
Tag: road blockades
Government perceived as weak regarding escalating conflicts…
This cartoon is from El Diario, December 6, 2011. It shows a citizen chained around blockades, marches, bottlenecks, lost time, traffic cuts, dance rehearsals, strikes. An Angry frustrated Bolivian saying: “..Aren’t there human rights for people who honestly have to work to be able to survive in the country!!” In addition, El Deber captured the…
Briefs: sugar export and heavy load transport
Both news reported by La Razon, if you want to read the full Spanish articles, please use the links provided below, thank you. Sugar export The Government authorized the export of 650 thousand quintals (qq) of sugar. The measure falls short to the Bolivian sugar industry; sugar cane growers and sugar mills planned to…
Bolivian negotiation 101 = blockades
What is the intention to live year around with strikes and blockades? this is not the times of getting out of a dictatorship; nor is it the attempts to grow politically like current president and his political party did before assuming power six years ago. Today’s editorial from Los Tiempos excerpts follow: Blockades, a collective…
The blockade in Yapacaní continues, November 24, 2011 UPDATE
Today is the fourth day as social organizations, led by the settlers of Yapacaní, carry out a blockade in order that the Mayor of this municipality, David Carvajal, leaves office. Thousands are affected travellers and transporters. Picture taken by Fuad Landivar, El Deber: http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2011/2011-11-24/vernotaahora.php?id=111124104741 Those of you traveling in/out of Santa Cruz, you may consider…
Potosi roads blocked this Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The Advisory Council of the Potosi Civic Committee (Comcipo) declared a strike for Tuesday, November 22, in demand for the implementation of the agreements signed more than one year ago with the Government, and by the lack of settlement of the border conflict that keeps with the Department of Oruro, as reported by radio Fides. …
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