Comments on: TIB: This is Bolivia http://bo.teeks99.com/2010/12/tib-this-is-bolivia/ Adventures in Boliva Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: John Donaghy http://bo.teeks99.com/2010/12/tib-this-is-bolivia/#comment-65 John Donaghy Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:15:29 +0000 http://bo.teeks99.com/?p=117#comment-65 This is not just Bolivia.

Here in Honduras the big price hike was beans – the staples of the diet of the people, especially the poor. Beans were between 10 and 12 lempiras per pound in July (about 60-65 US cents. By November the prices were up to 22 lempiras (about $1.15) and in one place reached 30 lempiras (about $1.60). Last week here in the market in Santa Rosa they were 16 lempira a pound (about 85¢), still high.

Why? Many reasons, but one of the anomalies was that a previous president (Zelaya) had established a bean reserve which the coup government of Michilletti who threw him out in June 2009 sold to pay for government costs! Far-sighted?

Anyway, have a great New Years – and I hope your ears survive the New Year’s firecrackers.

Con mucho cariño

]]> By: Joe S http://bo.teeks99.com/2010/12/tib-this-is-bolivia/#comment-64 Joe S Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:00:34 +0000 http://bo.teeks99.com/?p=117#comment-64 Sorry to hear that T+L. Bolivian politics certainly keep things lively down there, that’s for sure. Be safe! You’re in my thoughts.
Joe

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