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Bolivia s Morales Praises 2008 Social Plans

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:07:16 GMT

La Paz, Jan 4 Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Sunday the social projects his government enforced in 2008 helped consolidate the democratic and cultural revolution started three years ago.

Church challenges power grab in Bolivia

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:02:19 GMT

Contends leftist president's reach is 'excessive' SANTA CRUZ , Bolivia The Catholic Church is taking on a growing political role in opposing President Evo Morales , whom it accuses of seeking an "excessive ...

Bolivia to Rein Fuel Trafficking

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:56:14 GMT

La Paz, Jan 1 Bolivia will charge all vehicles with foreign plates the international price rate for gas and diesel as means to stop fuel trafficking.

Rainy Season Begins Across Bolivia

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:44:16 GMT

The rainy season began across portions of Bolivia this past week. Locally heavy rain has fallen throughout the country, especially across the north.

Bolivia Creating More Jobs

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:41:08 GMT

La Paz, Dec 27 The Bolivian government started new programs to create new job positions, an initiative that is already showing progress, local media announce Saturday.

14 killed in Bolivia bus accident

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:32:56 GMT

Two speeding buses crashed into each other, killing 14 passengers and leaving at least 43 wounded, local media reported.

Copter rescues woman, sons from Bolivia floodwaters

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:30:17 GMT

Torrential rains in central Bolivia have swollen rivers and flooded streets, stranding scores of people and leading to the daring helicopter rescue early Friday of a woman and her sons trapped amid the raging ...

Hundreds dead or injured in Latin America during Christmas

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:22:00 GMT

Christmas celebrations in Latin America left about 100 people dead and about 400 injured, according to reports yesterday.

Bolivian Workers Scammed

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:54:12 GMT

On a sunny morning this past February 25, Pablo, a neat, stocky 46-year-old, arrived at Miami International Airport from La Paz.

Bolivia official reports plot to kill president

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:41:29 GMT

LA PAZ, Bolivia : A top Bolivian official says conservatives have plotted to pay one of President Evo Morales' peasant supporters to kill him.

Bolivia free of illiteracy, says Morales

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:22:16 GMT

The Vice-President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba Jose Ramon Fernandez receives a traditional welcome from an indigenous woman as Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during a ceremony with indigenous ...

a U.S. conductor's Bolivian composition

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:16:03 GMT

He had apprenticed with legendary German conductor Kurt Masur and conducted youth orchestras in Chicago.

Import ban aims to halt Bolivia's used car flood

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:01:05 GMT

A woman sits next to a coffin containing the body of Nelson Aduviri, a demonstrator who was killed during clashes between the police and protesters opposed to a used-car import ban, as officers clear protesters ...

Bolivia, Chile Senate Commissions to Meet in La Paz

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:28:32 GMT

Senatorial commissions from Bolivia and Chile have agreed to meet on Monday in La Paz to address maritime issues, road programs, and a longstanding conflict on bordering waters.

Bolivian police, protesters clash over used car ban

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:23:37 GMT

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Monday to break up a protest by Bolivians angry over a new government law banning the import of older used cars, killing at least one person.

Bolivians protest ban on used car imports; one dead, five injured

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:46:03 GMT

One man died and at least five others were injured Monday when Bolivian police tried to control protestors who were demonstrating against a government ban on the import of used cars.

Bolivians hope Obama, as outsider, heals US rift

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:25:28 GMT

The two upstarts made history by breaking the racial ceiling.

Now Bolivians hope Barack Obama and their president, Evo Morales, can lean on a common outsider heritage _ and a skin color shared in one shade or another by most of Latin America _ to repair the country's frayed U.S. ties.

'Between the Indian and the black guy, they're going to find a way to solve this,' said Natividad Maldonado, a 55-year-old coca farmer in a La Paz market. She sat on a giant sack of the small green leaves at the heart of the tension: sacred to many Bolivians, coca is targeted by Washington as the base for cocaine.

ALBA Economy Ministers Meet in Venezuela

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:10:55 GMT

Caracas, Dec 9 The Economy Ministers of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas arranged in Caracas the creation of a common currency.

AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops call for an end to constant and unfounded attacks from the government ...

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:06:14 GMT

'We, the Bishops of Bolivia, in recent days have once again been surprised at the amount of constant and unfounded attacks made by certain members of government on the Holy Father Benedict XVI, Cardinal Julio ...

Bolivia to invest $20 billion in state-owned YPFB

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:03:14 GMT

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Peru and Bolivia, including Inca Trail - La Paz, Bolivia

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:10:16 GMT

The Ecuador- Peru border was quite scary- very disorganised and loads of dodgy guys trying to exchange money/ offer taxis/ rob us.

Del Toro attends screening of 'Che' in Havana

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:09:25 GMT

Cuban Army Col. Leonardo Tamayo Nunez, who fought alongside 'Che' Guevara in Cuba and Bolivia, shares a moment with Puerto Rico's actor Benicio Del Toro during the premier of the movie 'Che', by U.S. director ...

Bolivia to distribute land to indigenous Indians

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:50:36 GMT

La Paz , Dec 3 : The Bolivian government will buy land for distribution among members of indigenous Indian communities living in virtual serfdom, EFE reported Wednesday.

Bolivian opposition criticizes 'massacre' report

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:47:11 GMT

Bolivian opposition leaders accused an international commission Thursday of bias toward President Evo Morales in its report on a September jungle "massacre" in which at least 19 people were killed.

Bolivia: One Year Since Sucre Conflict

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:43:51 GMT

Angel Gualan provides descriptions on how the indigenous group of the Saraguros celebrate Christmas in the Loja region of Ecuador [es] . Much of it sits on the shoulders of the "Marcantaitas" who are the ...

Arrived in Cochabamba - Cochabamba, Bolivia

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:28:44 GMT

Got to Cochabamba at about 2pm after about 37 hours of travel from London. Very snoozy now.

Most Bolivians for New Constitution

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:15:48 GMT

La Paz, Nov 24 Most Bolivians expressed their intention to support the new Constitution during the January 25 referendum, a national poll revealed Monday.

US suspends Bolivian trade deal over drug war

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:09:10 GMT

AP Photo: Dado Galdieri Workers build furniture prior to exporting it in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, Oct.

Detroit native Munoz tapped for White House post

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:31:38 GMT

President-elect Barack Obama has named Cecilia Munoz, a Detroit native and University of Michigan graduate, as White House director of intergovernmental affairs.

Bolivians Signed for Constitution Vote

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:30:25 GMT

La Paz, Nov 24 Bolivia advances today towards a Constitutional referendum on January 25th, after the campaigning phase began.

Bolivia, La Paz - La Paz, Bolivia

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:21:00 GMT

Tue 16.9.08: Peru, Puno / La Paz: full name of the city was originally Nuestra Seora de La Paz meaning PERSONAL: One more night in Puno then off to La Paz - a long bus ride awaits but will be scenic ride along ...

Bolivia - Quijarro, the Death Train and Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:00:53 GMT

We have entered Bolivia via what amounts to a dirt track between Corumba and Quijarro .

Letters from Bolivia - a world away with Maija

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:07:47 GMT

Ximena, an 8-year-old Bolivian, shows Eurekan Maija Wallace around her pueblo. Wow! I have been in Bolivia now for a little more than two months! In the past month I went on two very exciting trips -- one was a ...

Bolivian farmer leads to dinosaur discovery

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:04:35 GMT

Bolivian farmer leads to dinosaur discovery Bolivian farmer Primo Rivera stands in an area called Tunasniyoj, which means "the place of the prickly pear cactus," where he made a new discovery of dinosaur ...

Bolivians Chip in for Cuba

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:04:12 GMT

La Paz, Nov 15 Social organizations of Bolivia are engaged in a solidarity campaign with Cuba after hurricanes Gustav, Ike and Paloma, said their members Friday.

Chinese president embarks on LatAm tour tomorrow

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:59:19 GMT

SAN JOSE: Chinese President Hu Jintao begins a Latin America tour tomorrow, taking in Costa Rica, Cuba and Peru, as China tightens economic ties and the region hopes for help in tougher times.

Bolivia's Witches' Market

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:39:30 GMT

Posted by Miss Cellania in Paranormal , Travel & Places on November 13, 2008 at 12:40 pm The Oddee crew took photographer Robert Dam to La Paz, Bolivia to shop in a neighborhood where talismans and odd ...

Bolivia asks U.S. to extradite ex-president

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:32:57 GMT

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Bolivian champions apologise over fight with police

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:44:52 GMT

Bolivian champions Aurora have apologised after their players were involved in a brawl with riot police during a game on Sunday in which their goalkeeper Silvio Dulcich used a corner flag as weapon.

Day of Skulls ceremony in Bolivia

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:24:49 GMT

A Bolivian indigenous woman sits near a skull during a ceremony on the Day of Skulls in a church at the General Cemetery of La Paz Nov.

Bolivia Government Ensures Referendum Poll

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:12:29 GMT

The Bolivian government offered today guarantees for the development of the nationwide referendum on the land and the new constitutional text, slated for January 25, 2009.

Bolivia Declares Drought Emergency

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:06:46 GMT

La Paz, Nov 1 The municipal governments of 17 southern Bolivian territories are taking measures Saturday as part of the emergency state decreed due to an intense drought.

India has highest snakebite-related deaths worldwide

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:56:22 GMT

India has the highest number of annual snakebite-caused deaths and injuries, according to a new study.

Accidente carretero deja 16 muertos en Bolivia

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:52:10 GMT

La polica inform el lunes que 16 personas murieron y 40 resultaron heridas despus que el autobs que los transportaba cay a un barranco de una regin montaosa en el sur de Bolivia.

Bolivian president suspends US anti-drug efforts

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:12:56 GMT

LA PAZ, Bolivia - Bolivia's president says he is suspending operations by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as relations between the two countries worsen.

Afro-Bolivians push for political recognition

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:08:31 GMT

Following a Catholic mass, this Afro-Bolivian community of 400 residents located three hours north of the capital, La Paz, filled the dusty streets, throwing holy water and confetti, while performing a ...