When I first moved to Bolivia in 1994 and was the co-director of the Andean Information Network we had to send out human rights alerts by fax and our dial up email connection, one of the first in town, was slow at best. Since that time, for better or for worse, Bolivia has become connected to the world. We have email, internet cafes, wifi and cheap phone calls just like the north
I suppose one of the benefits of all this hooking up is the appearance of a number of sources on the internet for information about Bolivia and the rest of Latin America. So I figured rather than rant about the evils of technology I would share with you a few of my favorite web sites.
Ben Dangle came to Bolivia a number of years ago and hung his hat in our now defunct café La Republika. Since then he has gone on the write a book about Bolivia called “The Price of Fire” and he edits the website Upside Down World a great place to read about all of Latin America.
I have never met Fred Fuentes as he lives in Oz, he is a bit of a chavista but I like his website Bolivia Rising especially as he takes the time to translate lots of articles about Bolivia. Check it out, he also links to a number of other good sites.
The Bolivia Transition Project is the Web Log for news, information and policy updates on the Bolivia transition team from Digital Warrior Media in conjunction with WBAI-FM & Pacifica Radio.
Accion Andina was founded by my good friend and former roommate Theo Roncken. It is a good source of information on a mix of issues including coca, migration and conflict resolution. Be sure to note most of the information is in Spanish.
