· February, 2006

Stories about Bolivia from February, 2006

Bolivia: The “Sound Mobile”

Eduardo Ávila has posted a video of his friend, Miguel campaigning in Quechua via a giant speaker attached to the roof of his car in the outskirts of Cochabamba. Ávila...

23 February 2006

The Week That Was – Bolivian Blogs

Este post también está disponible en español. The spotlight still remains on the actions of this new government. Some Bolivian bloggers express their interactions with members of the new team....

22 February 2006

Bolivia: Visiting Chapare's Coca Farmers

As the Bush administration rethinks its policy towards Bolivia's coca farmers, Ben Dangl describes his recent visit to Eterazama in the coca-producing region of Chapare. He visits a market where...

22 February 2006

The Week That Was – Bolivian Blogs

Want proof that the Bolivian blogosphere is a steadily growing community? In a recent email to the Bolivian blog listserv, Sebastian Molina, one of the masterminds behind the Mundo Al...

15 February 2006

Bolivia: Road Blockades in Altiplano

Ben Dangl describes his nine-hour bus ride from La Paz to Cochabamba where he encountered a road blockade in the mountainous town of Alitplano that inspired conversation with a fellow...

13 February 2006

The Week That Was – Bolivian Blogs

Este artículo también está disponible en español en Blogs de Bolivia A commenter on the most recent Spanish translation of the Global Voices summary of Bolivian blog questioned, “Aren’t there...

8 February 2006

Latin America: New Polls

Boz has two posts summing up the latest polls throughout Latin America while Eduardo Avila looks at a new poll in Bolivia which finds overwhelming support for President Evo Morales’...

6 February 2006

The Week That Was – Bolivian Blogs

Few knew quite what to expect during President Evo Morales’ first week in office. After the worldwide attention of the inauguration had settled, proposed policy decisions would draw the attention...

1 February 2006