By Johanna Mendelson Forman The Conversation Latin America’s economy has grown enormously over the past two decades. However, unemployment in the region still hovers at 8 percent, double that of the United States. Youth joblessness is even higher –…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Helping Bolivian school children pedal their way to academic success
May 25, 2016, 1:04 PM 0
LatinaLista — In Third World countries, consistent access to electricity can be tricky, if not impossible for those remote villages and their residents. One non-profit in Bolivia has created a reliable source of electricity for people and it takes…
NewsMundo, zNew Headline
Bolivian governor gives employees “alarming” reminder to get to work on time
Aug 4, 2015, 4:23 PM 0
LatinaLista — Spanish-speaking countries are known as much for their laid-back, I’ll-get-there-when-I-get-there attitude as they are for their tradition of daytime siestas. But one governor in Bolivia has had it with employees arriving to work on “Bolivian Time.” Víctor…
NewsMundo, zNew Headline
Bolivia set to lead the world in creating “subways in the sky”
Jul 27, 2015, 1:34 PM 0
LatinaLista — In a growing number of countries around the world, governments are looking at cable cars as the latest mode of public transportation. While this “subway in the sky” is mostly associated with ski resorts, cable cars are…
Local News, West, zNew Headline
Mission District’s Bolivian dance group celebrates 15 years
Jun 29, 2015, 11:09 AM 0
By Jenny Manrique Mission Local An award-winning Bolivian folkloric dance group — started in a local high school and nurtured in any rehearsal space it could find — celebrates its 15th anniversary this weekend with four programs at the…
Global Views, zNew Headline
Bolivia becomes first country in the world to open quinoa milk plant
Nov 11, 2014, 5:14 PM 0
LatinaLista — In 2013, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations recognized quinoa for its valuable nutritional properties and its longevity as a food staple of the Andean region since the time of the Incas. It wasn’t…
Videos, zNew Headline
Intrn’l Video: Bolivian short offers ‘salty’ setting for award-winning story
Jan 22, 2014, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — It used to be that filmmakers viewed online video platforms as a place to tease audiences with trailers of their films. They hoped the trailers would pique peoples’ interest enough to discover where the film might be…
Social Justice, Videos, zNew Headline
Intrn’l Video: Swiss-Bolivian artist takes a ‘brush’ to social ills that divide society the world over
Oct 16, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Swiss/Bolivian Luciano Calderon is quickly making a name for himself in the art world. ‘Drawing’ on his bicultural heritage and his status as a Millennial in a world where social injustice runs rampant, capitalism rules, poverty persists…
By Jorge Quispe Infosurhoy.com The second largest continuous forest ecosystem in South America, the Gran Chaco Americano already has lost nearly 90% of its territory to indiscriminate deforestation, ranching and agriculture. LA PAZ, Bolivia – The expansion of agricultural…
Music, Videos, zNew Headline
Intrn’l Video: British singing group features Bolivia’s Cholita wrestlers in first music video
Sep 18, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — The singing group, Landshapes, describes their music as ‘wonky pop;’ so it’s expected that their music videos might be a little — off the wall. What you don’t expect from this British group is a music video…
Global Views, zNew Headline
Bolivia seeks to protect indigenous from extinction
Sep 10, 2013, 3:00 PM 0
By Jorge Quispe Infosur Hoy New law seeks to prevent the extinction of 15 of the 36 indigenous ethnicities at risk of disappearing. LA PAZ, Bolivia – A new law may prevent the extinction of 15 of the 36…
Global Views, Videos, zNew Headline
Intrn’l Video: A journey through Peru and Bolivia’s most treasured landmarks
May 15, 2013, 9:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — The South American countries of Peru and Bolivia are more than just neighbors. Along their shared border, stands many mystical and awe-inspriring places like Machu Picchu or Lake Titicaca — among a host of other sites to…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Guaraní People vs. Repsol: The Importance of Indigenous Self-Determination
May 13, 2013, 1:33 PM 0
By Mark Betancourt First People’s Worldwide In an open letter sent from a pan-Amazon meeting on climate change and Indigenous Peoples, Brazilian Indigenous leader declared, “we are tired of anthropologists, environmentalists, church-related organizations, and other specialists speaking for us…
General
Intrn’l Video: A Brazilian highway built in the Bolivian rainforest pits environmentalists against indigenous communities
Jan 23, 2013, 2:23 PM 0
LatinaLista — Brazil, like some of its South American neighbors, is considered an emerging market in the global world of trade. One of today’s biggest trade partners is Asia. Brazil, being on the east coast of South America, and…
General, Videos
Intrn’l Video: Embracing the beauty of South America in six minutes
Dec 5, 2012, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Good video is always appreciated, especially when it’s used to document the haunting scenery of countries that don’t get nearly enough attention from world travelers. Such scenery lies particularly close to home to the United States —…
LatinaLista — There’s no denying that Che Guevara has an interesting impact on U.S. Latinos. Cuban Americans, who know Guevara’s history with Fidel Castro, consider him a traitor and a killer. Other Latinos who only know the iconic figure…
Global Views
Photos: Baby faces subject of unique street art in Cochabamba, Bolivia
Sep 6, 2012, 4:11 PM 0
By Angie Washington @ngie Children and infants show up as subjects in Cochabamba street art rather frequently. I would be interested to know why they have chosen these particular faces for their pieces. Angie Washington, born and raised in…
By Alexander Frye Council on Hemispheric Affairs At last month’s meeting of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Bolivian President Evo Morales made headlines by dramatically brandishing a coca leaf he had apparently smuggled into the…
Global Views, Government, Social Media
While the potential for Civil War exists in Bolivia, U.S. citizens remain ignorant of the facts
Sep 16, 2008, 1:47 PM 0
LatinaLista — Given the major news over the last several days about Hurricane Ike and the downfall of major Wall Street players, it’s not surprising that the expulsion of the U.S. ambassador to Bolivia and the fighting that is…
