Stories about Bolivia from July, 2005
Bolivia: The Santa Cruz Vote
Barrio Flores takes a look at the expanding Santa Cruz region of Eastern Bolivia, which could have a big impact on the December electionst.
Latin America Responds to TeleSur's Launch
This past Sunday a small group of 25 journalists in Caracas, Venezuela began pilot-broadcasting a new Pan-American satellite news network called TeleSur which, by September, hopes to be reaching audiences all throughout the Americas with at least nine regional bureaus including Colombia, Argentina, Cuba, Brazil, Washington D.C, La Paz and...
Bolivia: Samuel Doria Medina
Barrio Flores profiles Bolivian presidential candidate and Burger King magnate, Samuel Doria Medina, who describes his political platform as hot sauce, not ketchup.
Colombia, Bolivia: Coca buybacks
Plan Colombia and Beyond writes about a new Colombian initiative to buy back illegal coca harvests in Colombia. The post notes that a similar program in Bolivia a few years ago did not do much.
Bolivia: Evo's Chances
MABB gives yet another (and probably the definitive) speculation on Evo Morales’ chances of becoming Bolivia's next president.
Bolivia: A Valuable Look Back at Bolivian History
Blog From Bolivia offers some excellent reflection on a piece written in 1952 entitled “Democracy in the Andes” by William Rosenberg. In a satirical response to recent comments on the Democracy Center's outsider funding, there is also an announcement that Blog From Bolivia is currently on vacation until August 1st.
Bolivia: Election Buzzword #1 – Gonismo
Eduardo of Barrio Flores writes that “Gonismo” – referring to the Neoliberal policies of ex-president, Gonzalo “Goni” Sanchez de Lozada, has become the Bolivian election buzzword.
Bolivia: Cochabamba Impressions
Ray takes notes on his initial impressions of Cochabamba and gets into Bolivian history.
Andean Nations: Andean conference
Boz is keeping his eyes out for English-language coverage of the Community of Andean Nations summit in Lima. So far, it seems to be scant.
Bolivia: Guns, Germs & Steel – And Bolivia
Boli-Nica has a Bolivian-centric summary of the recent PBS documentary based on Jared Diamond's book, Guns, Germs, and Steel.
Bolivia: Two Important Stories to Track Down
Blog from Bolivia is keeping tabs on what seems to be a US backed militarization of Bolivia as it approaches it special elections in December.
Bolivia: Cochabamba Poll
Barrio Flores reports that in the latest, local Cochabamba poll Evo Morales and Tuto Quiroga are running neck to neck.
Colombia: La Ciclovia
Bloggings by Boz explains La Civlovia, a Sunday morning tradition which “shuts down several major roads and allows people to bike, rollerblade and run.” Eduardo of Barrio Flores comments that a “Pedestrian Day” is held once a year in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Bolivia, Chile: MABB: Bolivia-Chile Relations
MABB does an excellent job summing up Bolivia-Chile relations as both countries approach important presidential elections.
Bolivia: More Bolivian Movies
Barrio Flores follows up on Bolivian cinema with the recent release of “Di Buen Dia A Papa”.
Bolivia: Museo de Coca
Ray's Journal sums up his thoughts on the Museo de Coca in La Paz, Bolivia.
Bolivia: COHA out of touch
Boz agrees with Blog from Bolivia that Evo Morales doesn't have a chance of winning the Bolivian special elections in December. He calls the Council on Hemispheric Affairs far out of touch with reality for their insistence that he does because of his anti-US perspective.
The Evo Morales Debate
Blog From Bolivia slices and dices the charismatic and ever-controversial Evo Morales, who this post claims “has about as much chance of becoming President of Bolivia after next December’s elections as I have of being Bush’s pick for the US Supreme Court.” Barrio Flores notes that Evo Morales places second...
Lynchings in Bolivia
Both Barrio Flores and MABB comment on the recent flourish of lynchings, or “communal justice” in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Boz Covers Latin America
Boz, writing from Bogota, Colombia, has an excellent roundup of (mostly) Latin American links.
The Bolivian Vote Abroad
Barrio Flores says Evo Morales is pushing for The Bolivian vote abroad
