Newsflash: January 8th
* Protesters have been blocking Cochabamba's main plaza for five days demanding the resignation of Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa who has been constant friction with the MAS government since his…
US and Bolivia Sign Bilateral Anti-drug Agreement
Some points on the new agreement from the GOB information service: According to the Bolivian government the total amount of antidrug assistance is 33,820,000 dollars, a 25 percent reduction from…
NYT Article Raises Anxiety and Spreads Misinformation on Land Reform
The article paints a poignant picture of Mennonite colonies in Bolivia (it even compares one colony to “a tropical version of Ohio or Pennsylvania”) in an effort to appeal to…
Regional and Partisan Tensions Explode on Eve of Summit
As Cochabamba prepares for the Second Summit of the Community of South American Nations on December 8 and 9, the debate over the how to draft the Bolivia’s new constitution…