Civics from 8 regions ratify the civic strike in defense of 21F

El Deber reports: Civic leaders from eight regions, except Pando, met and ratified the civic strike for December 6 in defense of the referendum vote of February 21, 2016 Fernando Cuéllar, president of the Civic Committee for Santa Cruz, said on Thursday that the citizens of eight regions, except Pando, have ratified the civic strike…

Bolivian wines: delicious surprises!

Dave McIntyre reports for The Washington Post: If you haven’t tasted Bolivian wines, you’re in for some delicious surprises Wine fiends — those who not only enjoy or love wine, but spend an inordinate amount of time and energy talking, debating, reading, blogging and posting about it — often decry the “globalization” of wine. They…

How could we describe what really means to Be Bolivian?

Pagina Siete rightfully describes who we are: In the sights Be Bolivian We Bolivians are hard-working, enterprising people, of fortitude [ñeque], as they say in La Paz. But, just as we have that virtue, we are owners of a horrible defect: we do not like to comply with the law. All generalization is bad, but…

Fire again in the Sama Reserve!

Illegal settlers promote these fires, country-wide, they have NO respect to our biodiversity, they laugh at our laws and enforcement agencies. This government has done nothing to prevent these illegal activity from happening. It is an outrage and our biodiversity suffers and certainly our people in the future! The above is the opinion of Bolivian…

Resurrection in Ñaurenda, Bolivia

Just a note regarding the Chaco: peanuts originated in this area, did you know? Opinion made by Bolivian Thoughts. Maura McCarthy writes for the Global Sisters Report: Resurrection in Ñaurenda, Bolivia Guaraní people from 36 communities in Bolivia came together for a fiesta. Here they are dancing the atiku. (Maura McCarthy) The Guaraní called today’s…