Gustavo Torrico (MAS) had this to say about President Carlos Mesa via La Epoca weekly newspaper’s Frase de la Semana:
“Mesa es como esos chicos malcriados que siempre se meten en problemas y después hay que ir a salvarlos. Sería bueno que aprenda a gobernar”
Where would one “learn how to govern”? So far no one to [...]
The current bid to name a new species of monkey found in the Madidi National Park in Western Bolivia is up to $22,000. Bidding ends on March 3.
One site that I’ve been checking regularly has been a site called Bolivia..Lo Mejor Que Tenemos. The site’s owner scans the online newspapers from the region to see what they are writing about Bolivia. Today’s listing of stories uncovered some interesting developments in Peru and Mexico.
Evo Morales lanzará versión de su partido político [...]
What do you think of when you hear the word – genocide? Auschwitz, Darfur, Rwanda? How about Goni and El Alto? The Attorney General’s office in Bolivia has six months to present the case of genocide against former President Gonzalo “Goni” Sanchez de Lozada.
The Bolivian Congress insisted he should be accused [...]
Ricardo de Rato, IMF Director, visited Bolivia and met with several individuals and groups. As expected much of the meeting touched on the sale of hydrocarbons. The IMF released a statement from De Rato:
“Nevertheless, crucial challenges remain. It will be critical to take advantage of the favorable world economy to move forward and forge [...]
Club Bolivar, which almost won the Copa Sudamericana last year, beat Brazilian power Santos last Wednesday 4-3 in the first match in Group 2 of the Copa Libertadores. The team from São Paulo, which Pele made famous, was blindsided by Argentine midfielder Cristian Zermatte and his hat-trick.
I have been without Fox Sports [...]
During my backpacking time in Peru in 2001, schedules would change and decisions would be made instantly. Going with the flow would be my modus operandi. As a result, I would usually have to take what was available in terms of transportation. On my way back to Puno and the Bolivian border, [...]
What used to be a remote pueblito on the outskirts of Cochabamba is now just part of the urban growing center of Cochabamba. The road to Tiquipaya used to be kilometers and kilometers of open spaces, but gradually it was all filled in by concrete, brick and mortar. Tiquipaya is quechua for “Place [...]
Latest scan of online newspapers for Bolivia news:
Jokingly they refer to Arlington, VA as “Arlibamba” in reference to the huge number of Bolivian immigrants, especially those from Cochabamba who headed the first wave of mass movement twenty years ago. I’ve only been the area for less than a year, but my wish is to get more involved with the Bolivian community [...]
The pressures from the Civic Committee in Santa Cruz convinced Ricardo Paz to resign his post as coordinator of the Unidad de Coordinación de la Asamblea Constituyente.
From El Deber:
ED: ¿Hubo presiones para que usted deje el cargo de coordinador de la Unidad de Coordinación de la Asamblea Constituyente?
RP: La resistencia en los últimos [...]
As I mentioned in an earlier entry, Carnaval is not limited to the larger urban centers. The blog Almada de Noche spent some time with his friends in the little town of Arbieto, 30 km from Cochabamba. The small town is helped supported by remesas (remittances) sent from abroad. The festivities obviously lack [...]
As one of the five priorities set by Carlos Mesa after the latest political crisis, the Constituent Assembly is gathering steam. There are many things to decide long before the Assembly convenes to rewrite the Constitution, including timeframe, number of delegates, and the timing of the Referendum on autonomies.
However, any move made by the [...]
All over Bolivia, Carnaval is in full swing. The most famous of festivities take place in the old mining town of Oruro, where during the weeks around Carnaval, the city comes alive. I’ve only experienced Carnaval in Oruro and Cochabamba, because of the similarity of dates. The Corso de Corsos in Cochabamba [...]
As expected, President Carlos Mesa has reshaped his cabinet for the third time since assuming the Presidency. Also, as expected, new cabinet members represent sectors of the country that have opposed Mesa or recently came out in public support for him.
For example, Walter Kreidler, who has strong ties to the Santa Cruz businessmen, has [...]
Right before the Municipal Elections, the new mega-project “Distribuidora de la Muyurina” was completed. This concrete and steel overpass was celebrated because it was a much needed relief from traffic congestion. Before, the traffic traveling along la Costanera (riverside), to Sacaba, towards la laguna Alalay and la Universidad Catolica Boliviana all inevitably jockeyed [...]
The Miami Herald publishes portions of the Latin American Advisor from the Inter-American Dialogue. Today’s topic focused on Bolivia. The question:
Question: Less than a year and a half after Bolivian President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada was forced out of office, political turmoil is resurfacing in the Andean nation with protests and strikes. Will [...]
The Bolivian Football Federation picked their third coach since late 2003, to salvage the rest of the World Cup qualifying schedule. Ovidio Messa has a tall task ahead of him, which consists largely of crawling out of the cellar. Even though Bolivia currently sits last with 10 points from 11 games (3 points [...]