...en revolution and disintegration, seems accurate to me. For the first time in its history, the overwhelmingly indigenous majority in Bolivia elected an indigenous president with strong backing by popular social movements. Evo Morales sought to recover Bolivia’s natural resources—privatized under prior years of neoliberal governance—and proposed a Constituent Assembly to rewrite the country’s constitution to reflect its indigenous composition. The...
...livia with the Pacific Ocean by cutting through the Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory was defeated after indigenous groups and opposing politicians marched on the Presidential Palace, forcing President Evo Morales into the awkward position of opposing the interests of the native populations he claims to represent. Unfortunately for concerned parties, governments have a pretty good track record in getting these infrastructure i...
...ina, Uruguay and Paraguay – are Portuguese, Spanish, and Guaraní. With nearly five million speakers in Paraguay (itself a Guaraní word), Guaraní is a derivative of the language of the Tupi tribal group. In Bolívia, Evo Morales’ first language was Aymara, which is co-official with Spanish and Quechua, the original tongue of the Inca Empire. Some estimate that Quechua has nearly 10 million speakers. Closer to home, Mexico City’s Mayor Marcel...
Follow us at
Like us on
Recent Comments