by Jim McIntosh | Sep 24, 2008 | Cochabamba, Observations |
When you live in the part of the world where there are rainy seasons and dry season, the first rain of the new season is a wonderful thing. Here in the Andes, the rain usually comes in November and lasts until around April. We’ve been dry here in Cochabamba...
by Jim McIntosh | Sep 20, 2008 | Bolivia, Observations |
I’m up in La Paz for the ordination of a young friar. La Paz is a wonderful city, sitting at 4,000 meters, or 12,000 feet, above sea level. Coming up from Cochabamba is okay — the altitude only affects me slightly for a day or so. When I lived in Lima,...
by Jim McIntosh | Sep 16, 2008 | Bolivia, Observations |
It’s really interesting watching the U.S. ramp up its pressure on Bolivia. As I noted yesterday, violence had been increasing in the northern department (like a U.S. state) of Pando, causing the government to impose martial law. Today, they arrested the prefect...
by Jim McIntosh | Sep 15, 2008 | Bolivia, Observations |
Things have gotten pretty bad in the eastern part of Bolivia. Today the U.S. State Department issued an advisory saying they were recalling all non-essential personnel and families of embassy officials because of the violence. Considering that the U.S. embassy is in...
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