Bolivia and Chile battle for Silala water rights

Posted by Matt in December 13th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Conflict, 100 Years, Antofagasta Plc, Atacama Desert, Bolivia, Chile, Copper Mines, Copper Mining, Copper Producer, Driest Desert On Earth, Foreign Minister, Mining Industry, Minister David, Neighbor, Odds, Pipeline, Rivalries, Sea Water, Silala River, Trickles, Water Rights, Water Water

Bolivia and Chile have been at odds over access to the Pacific for more than a century. Now, a highland stream that trickles through the driest desert on earth is stirring old rivalries. Resources are worth fighting for in the Atacama desert.
The region may be too bleak, treeless and cold for even the hardiest residents [...]

Bolivia: The Saudi Arabia of Lithium | Foreign Policy

Posted by Matt in December 12th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Batteries, Bolivia, Boom, Cell Phones, Field Of Dreams, Foreign Policy, Global Demand, Hybrid Cars, Laptops, Lightweight Metal, Lithium, Poorest Country, Saudi-Arabia, South-America, Uyuni Salt Flats

What the global battery boom means for the future of South America’s poorest country.
Field of dreams: The global demand for lithium, the lightweight metal used to make high-powered batteries for cell phones, laptops, and hybrid cars, is expected to triple in the next 15 years. Fifty to 70 percent of the world’s supply of this [...]

Bolivia’s witches market

Posted by Matt in October 30th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Andean Cultures, Black Magic, Bolivia, Catholic Church, Devil, Health, Love, Offerings, Pacheco, San Francisco Church, Shaman, Universidad Catolica Boliviana, Witchcraft, Witches

The witches here, in this market located uphill from the historic San Francisco Church, make offerings for luck, love and health. But if you know the right people you can also find black magic — the kind that aims to destroy a person’s health, or hurt a business, said Luz Pacheco, a professor of Aymara [...]

Brazil’s Tilt towards Chavez and Iran | The Cutting Edge News

Posted by Matt in October 12th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Brazil, American Friend, Big Trouble, Bolivia, Chavez, Chile, Conflict, Cutting Edge News, Deterrence, Imperial Ambitions, Iran News, Logic, Lula, Nuclear Weapon, Nuclear Weapons, Peru, Roots, Sophisticated Weapons, Tilt, Venezuela, Wikipedia

Brazil’s Lula is returning to his leftist roots by tilting toward Venezuela and Iran.
If Venezuela gets nuclear weapons or the technology to produce nuclear weapons, then Bolivia will too. If Bolivia gets nuclear weapons, then Chile is in big trouble. Bolivia wasn’t land-locked until the War of the Pacific.
The War of the Pacific (Spanish: Guerra [...]

Ayatollahs cast growing shadow in Latin America | ajc.com

Posted by Matt in September 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Iran, Ajc, American Alliance, American Heart, Bolivia, Common Ground, Ecuador, Governments, Hostility, International Influence, Iran, Latin-America, Nbsp, Nicaragua, Penetration, tehran, Venezuela, Western Hemisphere

Tehran sees its penetration in the region as essential to its efforts to weaken Washington international influence. The radical leftist governments of Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua view Iran as a partner with whom they share common ground: hostility towards the U.S. The result is an anti-American alliance in the heart of the Western Hemisphere.
Ayatollahs [...]

Colombia bases row fuels arms race – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in September 2nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Hugo Chavez, Military Procurement Program, Pact, President Hugo Chavez, Rhetoric, Upi, Venezuela, War Footing, Winds Of War

Venezuela has called the military pact a threat to its security and embarked on an extensive military procurement program to put the country on a war footing. President Hugo Chavez has also found support in Bolivia and Ecuador for his rhetoric, including warnings of “winds of war” blowing from the north following the Colombian-U.S. deal.
Colombia [...]

Paraguay Expresses Alarm over Recent Bolivian Arms Purchases

Posted by Matt in August 31st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, 100 Million, Airplanes, Authorities, Bolivia, Defense Minister, helicopters, Military Equipment, Paraguay, Paraguayan Government, Russia, San Miguel

The Paraguayan government requested a bilateral meeting with Bolivian authorities on Saturday to discuss Bolivia’s recent announcement that it will purchase up to $100 million in military equipment with credit from Russia. The deal, which is reportedly for helicopters, airplanes and other military equipment, was announced on August 12 by Bolivian defense minister Walker San [...]

Bolivians resist Iran’s search for uranium – Washington Times

Posted by Matt in July 26th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Bolivia, Eastern Lowlands, Inhabitants, Iran, Nearby Mountain, Nuclear Program, Radioactive Minerals, Revolt, San Ignacio De Velasco, Uranium, Washington Times, Worldwide Search

SAN IGNACIO DE VELASCO, Bolivia | Iran’s worldwide search for uranium to feed its nuclear program has sparked a local revolt in this marshy town in Bolivia’s eastern lowlands, whose inhabitants are alarmed by plans to extract radioactive minerals from a nearby mountain.
Bolivians resist Iran’s search for uranium – Washington Times

Bolivia Confirms Plans to Explore for Uranium

Posted by Matt in May 28th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Nuclear, Beltran, Bolivia, Bolivian Government, Concentration, Freddy, National Mining, Phosphates, Provincial Government, Uranium

The Bolivian government confirmed Thursday that the provincial government of Potosi has a project in the works to explore for uranium at an old mine.
National Mining Director Freddy Beltran told Efe that efforts will be carried out to find uranium at the Cotaje mine; uranite (any of the uranium phosphates) was produced there in 1974, [...]