Demonstrations in Five Bolivian Cities Demanded an End to the Road Blockades | Movilizaciones en cinco ciudades de Bolivia exigieron el fin de los bloqueos de carreteras

By EFE, Unitel: The marches took place in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, the central city of Cochabamba, as well as Trinidad, Oruro, and Sucre, with slogans against the blockades and “in defense of democracy” [Photo: APG] / A person holds the Bolivian flag during a march for democracy. Citizens from different sectors in…

Bolivia Tourism 101: River Dolphins!

Few people realize that there are river dolphins and Bolivia has them! Come and visit. This news from the Guardian.com has come to my attention by La Ruta del Bufeo, as we are FB friends: Spotting river dolphins in Bolivia by Ed Stocker The bufeo (river dolphin) is a creature of myth, but you’re pretty much…

TIPNIS protest-walk progress, May 2, 2012

The following article was written by Pablo Ortiz, photos by Hernan Virgo, published in El Deber: “Colleagues, we also celebrate the 1st of May [labor day], because although we are not wage-earners, we are workers, are free laborers. Why is that we petty our territory, why we defend the TIPNIS, because we do not want…