La Paz Temperature Breaks 51 Year Record
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Yesterday´s high temperatures of 26.6ºC (78.9ºF) in central La Paz broke the record for highest temperature previously set in 1959 by 1.4ºC…
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Archive for September, 2010La Paz Temperature Breaks 51 Year RecordThursday, September 30th, 2010 Yesterday´s high temperatures of 26.6ºC (78.9ºF) in central La Paz broke the record for highest temperature previously set in 1959 by 1.4ºC… Read More..>>Morales Administration Explains Constitutional Strategy for 2014 ReelectionThursday, September 30th, 2010 One day after President Morales said that he constitutionally enabled his 2014 reelection with a trick, Vice President Álvaro García Linera has gone on the defensive to clarify the President´s choice of words… Read More..>>Rural Leaders to Meet with Evo, Demand Public ApologyThursday, September 30th, 2010 The Labor Union of Rural Workers of Bolivia (CSUTCB) decided yesterday to request a meeting with President Evo Morales to discuss the organization´s continued role in the National Coordinator for Change (Conalcam) but first demanded a public apology… Read More..>>Evo Accuses Catholic Leaders, Other Critics of Racist OppositionTuesday, September 28th, 2010 In the latest incarnation of the struggle between President Evo Morales and the Catholic Church, President Morales accused church leaders of disobeying the Pope and involving themselves in politics… Read More..>>Conflict in Zongo Valley Leaves La Paz and Other Cities Without ElectricityTuesday, September 28th, 2010 In what experts are calling the greatest electricity emergency in years, turbines in the Zongo Valley that generate electricity for La Paz and six other regions were stopped yesterday in a protest by rural locals… Read More..>>Evo Says Civil Institutions Are Obligated to Support His AdministrationMonday, September 27th, 2010 In comments to the press yesterday, President Evo Morales commented on recent complaints from the social sector saying, “This isn´t about me wanting support, they have to assume their responsibility to defend… Read More..>>Government Prepares Tourism Law While Experts Report 30% Drop in SectorMonday, September 27th, 2010 Culture Minister Zulma Yugar announced yesterday that the Vice Minister of Tourism will begin working on a tourism law this year to develop the nation´s tourism sector… Read More..>>Bolivian Legislators to Attend Meeting of Andean ParliamentSaturday, September 25th, 2010 A group of Bolivian legislators will represent Bolivia in an upcoming meeting of the Andean Parliament (PARLANDINO) in Bogotá, Colombia according to senator Ignacio Mendoza (MAS)… Read More..>>United Nations Requests Revisions to Anti-Racism LawSaturday, September 25th, 2010 Denis Racicot, representative of the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights to Bolivia, plans to suggest adjustments to the proposed Law Against Racism to more clearly define the precise ways in which journalists could be prosecuted for racism in the media… Read More..>>Travel spotlight: TotoraFriday, September 24th, 2010  For those with an interest in Bolivian history and its colonial and early Republican architecture, or who just want a quiet weekend away from the city, Totora is a must. Lying 142km away from the city of Cochabamba, picturesque Totora, known as the “City of the Pianos” is the capital of the province of Carrasco [...] Read More..>> |