Allan Brown reports for BNAmericas: Bolivia lawmaker says SOAT payouts too small A Bolivian lawmaker is due this week to present a bill that would increase the amount paid out in claims under mandatory traffic accident policies ( Bolivia to ‘nationalize’ the SOAT insurance business: Bolivia’s state-owned life insurer UNIVida will take over the complete…
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Abandoned steam train graveyard in Bolivia, in pictures
From The Telegraph: Abandoned steam train graveyard in Bolivia, in pictures In the heart of southern Bolivia lies a mysterious train graveyard, where the skeletons of British steam locomotives and carriages rust away on the edge of the world’s largest salt flats. The graveyard contains over 100 steam locomotives and rail cars which been dumped…
Year of the llama: Bolivia calls for 2016 to be dedicated to camelids
Year of the llama: Bolivia calls for 2016 to be dedicated to camelids South American nation wants UN to raise awareness of the animal family, which includes alpacas and dromedary camels Sara Shahriari in La Paz The Guardian, Friday 28 November 2014 19.32 GMT For centuries they have hauled loads up the Andes and through…
Beware: road blockades across the nation, next week
There are two possible sources for road blockades next week: road heavy load transport, nationwide; and Oruro particular issues. La Razon reports on the former: This Thursday, high tonnage vehicles blocked the access to the customs area of El Alto, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Oruro and Tarija, to protest for the “imposition” of a valuation table (see…
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