Bicentennial Symbols

The other predominant big event(s) (aside from swine flu) in La Paz right now center on bicentennial festivities. This summer/winter is the bicentennial of cry for independence. La Paz is festooned with banners commemorating this anniversary and there are on-going cultural events to celebrate. There have been extensive building and clean up projects in the [...]

An Invitation to Visit the Fundación Flavio Machicado Viscarra

As many of the GT members and readers will be in Bolivia for “summer” research or just travel, I wanted to invite you all to check out the activities and resources provided by the Fundación Flavio Machicado Viscarra (FFMV). The FFMV is a small foundation that aims to conserve and make public the intellectual and [...]

Victor Hugo Cardenas and the “indigenous movement”

El Duderino has posted an interesting defense of Victor Hugo Cardenas’ expulsion from the province of Omasuyus.  While I don’t agree with his conclusions, he does present both historical and legal background of the situation to put it in context.  He believes that President Morales is not, and should not, be the central focus here [...]

The Atlantic on Morales and Mugabe

UPDATE:  Be sure to read the comments, where Miguel responds.  Notes in brackets were added after the original posting. There’s been a lot of comments recently about Eliza Barclay’s unfortunately titled piece “The Mugabe of the Andes?” published in the Atlantic. This piece has been roundly criticized by El Duderino and BoRev.  [Note: These guys [...]