· September, 2008

Stories about Bolivia from September, 2008

Bolivia: One Year Anniversary of Voces Bolivianas

  25 September 2008

Cristina Quisbert of Bolivia Indigena [es] celebrates one year since the start of the Voces Bolivianas project and writes that it “planted an important seed so that young peopple and adult can begin to use blogs as an instrument to communicate realities, knowledge and feelings.”

Lula on the US ambassador’s expulsion: “Evo is right”

  18 September 2008

The New World Lusophone Sousaphone translates a comment on the expulsion of the American ambassador in Bolivia by Brazil’s President Lula da Silva: “If it is true that the U.S. ambassador was meeting with the opposition to Morales, then Morales was right to kick him out.”

Bolivia: Lord of the Lakes Celebration in Oruro

  17 September 2008

The annual feast of Our Lord of the Lakes that takes place in the department of Oruro, Bolivia brings many surrounding communities to participate in a pilgrimage to the site, where the faithful can ask for one of many wishes [es] writes Virginio Sandy.

Bolivia: Government Declares Martial Law in Pando

  13 September 2008

Bolivia continues to face social unrest, as anti-government crowds occupied government institutions in the city of Santa Cruz, and other clashes with pro-government supporters in the regions of Pando left 15 dead. As a result, the government placed a state of emergency in that department. Other bloggers recount their experiences during the tense past few days.

Bolivia: Winners and Losers of Water War Eight Years Later

  8 September 2008

Vistenos Nuevos [es] provides his thoughts on the winners and losers of the “Water War” that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia eight years ago and the winners were the leaders of that conflict because many went on to become politicians and receive international funding.

Bolivia: Faith Restored in Institutions

  4 September 2008

Carlos Gustavo Machicado of Guccio's [es] has his faith restored in Bolivian institutions when the president of the National Electoral Court ruled that a referendum for the new Constitution cannot be called by decree.

Bolivia: National Electoral Court Suspends Referendums

  2 September 2008

The National Electoral Court of Bolivia suspended the various referendums originally scheduled for December 7, including the one that would seek approval of the new Constitution. Mario Durán of Palabras Libres [es] has a roundup of the breaking news.