Toby Stirling Hill reports for The Guardian: The history of Bolivia’s Guaraní, an indigenous people living in the country’s southern lowlands, is one of struggle in defence of their territory. In 1892, an uprising against local landowners ended with the massacre of more than 2,000 Guaraní. A century later, Guaraní activists confronted oil companies seeking…
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Tarija also wasted money under the MAS: Oliva claims that the MAS spent on snacks Bs39 MM
El Diario reports: Government of Tarija: Oliva claims that the MAS spent on snacks Bs39 MM The governor of Tarija, Adrian Oliva, reported that during the four years that The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) managed the department of Tarija government and spent Bs39 million Bolivians in snacks, and other expenses which he described as “waste”…
How Moving To Bolivia Saved Our Retirement
From: How Moving To Bolivia Saved Our Retirement By David Hammond, InternationalLiving.com This article comes to us courtesy of InternationalLiving.com, the world’s leading authority on how to live, work, invest, travel, and retire better overseas. Nestled in an Andean valley at 6,000 feet, the Bolivian city of Tarija is truly one of South America’s great…
400 Bolivian families can now export yarn to France
El Diario reports: EU funded innovative project 400 families export yarn to France A unique project which has European cooperation, seek to open export markets for 3,500 families in five departments that produce camelids. A simple spinning wheel driven by a motor improve the quality and productivity of spinning. A first batch of 400 motor…
Bolivia democracy in serious peril under current ruling: Chuquisaca’s vote tampering
Bolivian democracy is in peril. April 17, 2015, El Diario reports and La Razon illustrates what is happening under the masismo ochlocracy: TSE discarded 9,070 votes of Chuquisaca Members of the Plurinational Electoral Body decided to ratify the triumph of the Movement Toward Socialism, endorsing the questioned decision made by TED Chuquisaca. Analysts say that…
Bolivian wine among the 200 best in the world
El Deber reports: Bolivian wine among the 200 best in the world The ‘Trivarietal Reserva’ from Campos de Solana brand received the International Wine of the Year title. The award is given for the first time in history to a Bolivian broth. The Trivarietal Reserve from the Tarija winery Campos de Solana was included among…
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