The state-owned Energía Argentina (Enarsa) and Yacimientos Petroleros Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) agreed on the provision of natural gas, which will be supplied to the provinces of northern Argentina between the months of August and September, official sources reported this Sunday. According to a statement from Enarsa, this ninth addendum will allow the central and northern […]
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MegaPort of Chancay: Cosco Shipping seeks to unite Bolivia in its operations
The Chinese company Cosco Shipping Port, the main responsible for the construction and operation of the Chancay MegaPortbegan conversations with Bolivia so that be included as one of its ways for the import and export of the resources of this country. Currently, according to officials of the Bolivian country, a part of its products are […]
President of Bolivia admits lack of dollars, but denies economic crisis
The president of Bolivia, Luis Arcehe acknowledged this Monday “difficulties” to obtain Dollarsbut denied that there is an economic crisis. “Like several countries, we have certain difficulties in the availability of the dollar, but we are not in a structural economic crisis.“, he indicated Maple at a public event for the anniversary of a military […]
Bolivia declares one of its main natural reserves “free of coca crops”
Bolivia declared the Amboró National Park, one of the country’s main natural reserves, “free of crops Coca leaf” after the eradication of 919 illegal hectares of these crops, the Minister of Government (Interior), Eduardo del Castillo, reported this Tuesday. Both Del Castillo and his Environment colleague, Alan Lisperguer, led the destruction of what they considered […]
Bolivia faces blockades due to a shortage of dollars that the government denies
This Monday, international cargo carriers and merchants blocked several roads that connect with trucks with trucks Peru and Chili, to report a dollar shortage which the government denies. “Today we begin our mobilizations, for now it is 24 hours, but it can be indefinite with border closures“Warned Jorge Gutiérrez, from the Chamber of International Transportation […]
Andean women ask for a “new rurality” without gender violence
Leaders of rural communities Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia demand their respective States to take concrete actions to combat gender violence in rural environments, and adopt a “new rurality”, It was reported this Tuesday. The request was made after a meeting of women leaders held in Quito between April 24 and 26, within the framework of […]
Bolivian journalists work for less money and in worse conditions
A study warned about the increasing “precariousness” of working conditions for journalists in Boliviawhere about 80% of informants have jobs “unstable” and the wages fell by more than 50%. The data is part of the study ‘Situation of working conditions and labor rights of journalists in Bolivia‘, carried out by the Center for Studies for […]
Bolivians run out of dollars: citizens buy greenbacks at a high price
Bolivia is once again facing a crisis that is likely to intensify in the coming months. Although in recent years the South American country has experienced notable development thanks to its reforms and the discovery of precious minerals in the area, such as lithium; With the passage of time, more solid development has not been […]
A decade of the cable car that connects two cities and transports 200 thousand people a day
He Cableway that connects the cities of El Alto, located at 4,090 meters above sea level, and La Peaceat 3,600 meters, in Bolivia, turns 10 this Tuesday. According to authorities, it has transported more than 520 million passengers and currently moves 200,000 people a day. For the inhabitants of La Paz, seat of the Government […]
‘Habitat’, the proposal that “breaks limits” and unites fashion with recycling in Bolivia
‘Habitat’ is the most recent collection by the Bolivian designer Marión Macedo who exhibited dresses and accessories made from paper, video tapes and plasticsin creations that unite the art, fashion and the recyclingin addition to encouraging the daily use of these styles in the country. The event took place in a neighborhood in the south […]