It is worth adding that the official in charge of the National Protected Areas Service (SERNAP), a former governor of Potosí without any experience in natural resource management, is of the opinion that the mega dams in Bala and Chepete are a good idea since they could mean income for the affected areas [8] . A minimum of analysis shows, putting aside the great impact, that the possible income would only be produced within 15 years and would be a clearly lower amount than what could be perceived from betting on tourism, being Madidi the most diverse Park of the world. And this is not to mention that smaller-scale hydroelectric plants could be installed in other places, with less impact, and thus Bolivia could have the two sources of income quietly at the same time.
A few days ago García Linera admitted not having bathed for three days due to lack of water. On the other hand, he said that he has investigated the issue and that there would be no relationship between trees and water since Italy has much less trees than Bolivia, but everyone in Italy has water [9] .
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