A United Bolivia Against FIFA Ban Written on May 31, 2007, by Eddie.
Cross-post of my most recent Global Voices article.
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Sitting in the middle of the Miraflores neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia, the Hernando Siles stadium is home to several local professional football teams and is home to the Bolivian National Team. Even though the squad has finished at the bottom of the table for the past [...]
Blogging from the Plane Written on May 30, 2007, by Eddie.
I love the fact that the La Paz airport provides free wi-fi. I love that my MacBook can access this wi-fi, even sitting on the plane waiting for the Aerosur flight to take off to Cochabamba. The La Paz airport always is interesting in the morning, as much goes on here as officials take off [...]
Sucre Written on May 16, 2007, by Eddie.
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Entrada de Ch’utillos Written on April 16, 2007, by Eddie.
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Casa de la Moneda en Potosi Written on April 15, 2007, by Eddie.
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Potosi Band in Ch’utillos Written on April 12, 2007, by Eddie.
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New Global Voices Online Design Written on April 9, 2007, by Eddie.
Come on over to check out Global Voices Online’s new site design. In addition to a new appearance, our talented web designers added more features to make it easier to find content.
Cerro Rico in Potosi Written on April 8, 2007, by Eddie.
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Global Voices and Reuters UN Event Written on September 19, 2006, by Eddie.
Global Voices Online, the project that I am fortunate to be a part of, will be assisting with an online media event this afternoon at 4 pm EST. Ted Turner, the person I used to always associate with the Atlanta Braves and his “SuperStation” pledged 1 billion dollars to the institution over the course [...]
New Blog Written on September 9, 2006, by Eddie.
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Back to Bolivia Written on August 18, 2006, by Eddie.
It seems like I write these “Back to Bolivia” posts fairly often. Maybe I am lucky that I can afford, both financially and job-wise, to go back for the second time in eight months. I’ve really neglected this blog over the summer, partly because I was bit overworked, but also tired of writing [...]
Perks Written on August 7, 2006, by Eddie.
President Evo Morales played in yet another exhibition football match in Sucre to celebrate the opening of the Constituent Assembly.
Photos: Reuters
I’m convinced that Evo had his sights on the Presidency just to be able to participate in these types of sporting events. He even broke his nose in a recent game running into an [...]
Jaime Escalante Speaks Written on July 24, 2006, by Eddie.
Name a famous Bolivian, who is not a sports figure or past/present President. If luck is on your side, you may scramble to come up with Jaime Escalante. He was made famous in the U.S. as a result of the movie Stand and Deliver starring Edward James Olmos. The teacher spent much [...]
What’s the Deal with this Blog? Written on July 16, 2006, by Eddie.
Blogging has taken a backseat to my real job. Caught in the middle of my busiest time of year, in addition to my first summer in my new position, I decided that this would be a good break in action. For two years, I have maintained this blog fairly continuously and it has [...]
World Cup Time Written on June 9, 2006, by Eddie.
Separated at Birth? Written on May 31, 2006, by Eddie.
La Paz Prefect and ex-Mayor of El Alto, Jose Luis “Pepe Lucho” Paredes vs. American Idol winner Tyler Hicks
Evo to Attend Clinton Summit Written on May 30, 2006, by Eddie.
Bolivian President Evo Morales has accepted Bill Clinton’s invitation to be a part of a “Call to Action” summit sponsored by his Global Initiative. The summit to be held on September 20-22 in New York seeks to bring “together a community of global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to global problems.”
Category: Bolivia
Reelection is not an Official Position Written on May 25, 2006, by Eddie.
Some of the social movements and other MAS congressmen have publicly come out in favor of changing the Constitution so that a president can be reelected for a consecutive term. However, Vice-President Alvaro Garcia Linera and the offical MAS stance does not support this proposal.
Linera indicated that President Evo Morales is putting the final [...]
Erosion of Democracy Written on May 22, 2006, by Eddie.
Bush in Chicago
Q Thank you. Alana Foster (ph), Westport, Connecticut. Speaking of oil-producing countries that are not friendly to the United States right now, I’m very concerned about what’s going on in Venezuela and Bolivia and all, the coalition of Hugo Chavez. I wondered what your strategy was going to be, or what you’re working [...]
Johnny Fernandez Written on May 22, 2006, by Eddie.
Johnny Fernandez, former chief of Unidad Cívica Solidaridad (UCS), a political party which had not much success in recent elections, resurfaced with a bit of flare for the dramatic. Even though one of his half-million dollar country homes was auctioned off to pay back taxes, Fernandez laughed it off. Fernandez has been largely [...]