Sergio Mendoza
Bolivia: ecotourism as an alternative to extractivism and extinction in the...
An Amazonian Indigenous community evades extinction and finds alternatives to extractivism through developing an ecotourism project in the Bolivian jungle.
Smelters burn mercury and emit toxic gasses in La Paz and...
Bolivia is a major importer of mercury on a world-scale. Pollution caused by the gold business has reached the most important urban areas of the country, while the authorities look the other way.
Bolivia: where justice bows down to power
Banner image, above. From the website of the Ministry of Justice and Institutional Transparency: "Investigations will proceed into 592 former government officials and their...
Bolivia: when democracy went awol
Evo’s last years in power marked by violations of democracy
November 10 2019 will be a day to remember in Bolivian history. At 16:50...
Bolivia’s botched election: protestors take to the streets
There is a phrase that has been repeated many times in Bolivia over the last four years: democracy has been fatally wounded. It was first...
Lost in translation – UK Latin Americans’ language poverty
This article relies on detailed research by Cathy McIlwaine and Diego Bunge at Queen Mary, University of London. It was carried out in partnership...