Bolivia’s YPFB to license PP technology from LyondellBasell

Plastics News reports: Bolivia’s YPFB to license PP technology from LyondellBasell Bolivia’s state-owned petrochemical company will license polypropylene technology from LyondellBasell Industries for use at the country’s first plastic resins plant. Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) has selected Spheripol process technology for the 550-million-pound capacity plant in Tarija. Market sources said the plant is expected…

Independence 101: Jose Vicente Camargo, a patriot guerrilla from Cinti

Jose A. Diez de Medina writes in El Diario: Jose Vicente Camargo, a patriot guerrilla from Cinti It would seem that the Upper Peruvian guerrillas, known for their wins against the disciplined and brave Spanish armies, had been located strategically in their hubs, The priest Ildefonso de Las Muñecas, from his stronghold [republiqueta is a…

Guaraní people turn to the law to fight latest battle with Bolivian authorities

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…

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…