Roxana Escobar reports for El Deber: HE IS FROM SANTA CRUZ AND ALUMNUS OF THE COLEGIO CRISTO REY Harvests gold medals for Bolivia in astronomy He cried and immediately Bolivia came to his mind when he won the gold medal in Brazil. He is sure that there is scientific potential in the country, but lacks…
Tag: Tarija
Autonomy will suffer one more time, current Bolivian ochlocracy is relentless…
Aidee Rojas reports for El Deber: DELAY IN THE DISBURSEMENT YPFB poses to defer payment of HDI and royalties The transfer of the resources will be in uniform fees over 10 years The President of YPFB, Carlos Villegas, said yesterday about deferring the payment in five years, of the royalties and direct tax to the…
Drought wreaks havoc in Bermejo municipality
ANF reports in El Deber: Drought wreaks havoc in Bermejo municipality The sugar cane and citrus are the most affected, according to a technical report in that municipality The technicians of the National Institute of Farming and Forestry Innovation, Civil Defense, the Governor of Tarija, the Vice Ministry of water resources and technicians from the…
Tarija environment in jeopardy: Tariquia under threat!
I visited Tariquia over 16 years ago and was marveled by its wonders, I am sad and disappointed to learn that is under threat… ERBOL reports in http://www.hoybolivia.com: Loggers invade and settlers threaten Tariquia national reserve The head for the protection of the national reserve of Flora and Fauna [wildlife] Tariquia of the Department of…
Bolivian Food 101 – A culinary tour of Bolivia: cooking with altitude
I found this excellent article through a friend in FB, superbly written and which I reproduce in its entirety: From Ed Stoker, The Guardian: A culinary tour of Bolivia: cooking with altitude Bolivia is hardly known for its foodie scene but that hasn’t stopped the founder of one of the world’s best restaurants opening an…
Exceptional room for improvement: Bolivian productive businesses!
El Diario reports a striking reality! Why is that we have very little numbers of productive businesses?! Initial answer targets weak and awkward public policies as they do not do what they are supposed to: promote investment on job and value-added creation! Two of every thousand companies are large and productive In Bolivia, two of…
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