Stories about Bolivia from December, 2005
Bolivia: Evo Morales Update
Both Alvaro Ruiz-Navajas and Eduardo Avila have updates on President-Elect Evo Morales. Speaking of a recent Wall Street Journal article on the Bolivian Election, Jim Shultz says, “This just proves...
Christmastime in Bolivia
Take a deep breath. Watch your belongings. Say goodbye to personal space. If you want to partake in some holiday shopping at a place where you can find anything and...
Bolivia: Evo Morales Spoofed
Eduardo Avila says president-elect, Evo Morales was the victim of a crank call, which you can hear for yourself.
Bolivia: Morales and U.S. Drug Policy
Adam Isacson makes the argument that “Evo Morales is the natural and predictable product of twenty years of a militarized, failed U.S. drug policy in the Andes.”
Bolivia: Álvaro García Linera Interview
Jonathan Olguin has translated an interview with Vice President-elect Álvaro García Linera.
Elections in the Bolivian Blogs
Editor's note: I was so impressed with Miguel Esquirol's summary of blog commentary on Evo Morales’ presidential victory in Bolivia that I asked our ever-growing army of translators to offer...
Bolivia: More on MAS
Jefferson Morley has a good sampling of what Latin America's online media has to say about Evo Morales’ presidential victory while Eduardo Avila calls the decisive victory “a positive step...
Evo Morales: Bolivia's New President
“Grandmother and Grandson After Voting” (Photo Copyright 2005 Jonathan Lieberman) Este artículo también está disponible en español. It would seem that Bolivia has found itself a new president-elect in Evo...
Bolivia: Last Poll Before Elections
Miguel Centallas has posted what looks to be the last poll, with Evo Morales on top, before Sunday's presidential elections.
The Week That Was – Bolivian Blogs
Does the term “retroactive blogging” actually exist? Upon closer inspection and a little help from Google, the concept of retroactive blogging has been around awhile. One of the more interesting...
Bolivia: Election Reflection
Miguel Centallas has a new graphic of the latest pre-electoral poll while Eduardo Ávila, after taking a walk around Cochabamba, reflects on just who this election should be for.
Bolivia: Election Everywhere
Eduardo Ávila jots down his first impressions during his first days in Cochabamba with a quick stop-over in Santa Cruz.
Bolivia: New Vargas Llosa Essay
A.M. Mora y Leon is impressed by a new essay by Peruvian pundit, Álvaro Vargas Llosa on Evo Morales’ threat to Bolivia.
