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Bolivia: One Year Since Sucre ConflictAngel 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 ...
Source : topix.net | 03-Dec-2008 10:43
Arrived in Cochabamba - Cochabamba, Bolivia
Got to Cochabamba at about 2pm after about 37 hours of travel from London. Very snoozy now.
Source : topix.net | 01-Dec-2008 10:28
Most Bolivians for New Constitution
La Paz, Nov 24 Most Bolivians expressed their intention to support the new Constitution during the January 25 referendum, a national poll revealed Monday.
Source : topix.net | 29-Nov-2008 10:15
US suspends Bolivian trade deal over drug war
AP Photo: Dado Galdieri Workers build furniture prior to exporting it in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, Oct.
Source : topix.net | 27-Nov-2008 10:09
Detroit native Munoz tapped for White House post
President-elect Barack Obama has named Cecilia Munoz, a Detroit native and University of Michigan graduate, as White House director of intergovernmental affairs.
Source : topix.net | 27-Nov-2008 05:31
Bolivians Signed for Constitution Vote
La Paz, Nov 24 Bolivia advances today towards a Constitutional referendum on January 25th, after the campaigning phase began.
Source : topix.net | 26-Nov-2008 18:30
Bolivia, La Paz - La Paz, Bolivia
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 ...
Source : topix.net | 24-Nov-2008 18:21
Bolivia - Quijarro, the Death Train and Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, Bolivia
We have entered Bolivia via what amounts to a dirt track between Corumba and Quijarro .
Source : topix.net | 22-Nov-2008 18:00
Letters from Bolivia - a world away with Maija
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 ...
Source : topix.net | 20-Nov-2008 18:07
Bolivian farmer leads to dinosaur discovery
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 ...
Source : topix.net | 18-Nov-2008 18:04
Bolivians Chip in for Cuba
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.
Source : topix.net | 18-Nov-2008 00:04
Chinese president embarks on LatAm tour tomorrow
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.
Source : topix.net | 15-Nov-2008 23:59
Bolivia's Witches' Market
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 ...
Source : topix.net | 14-Nov-2008 04:39
Bolivia asks U.S. to extradite ex-president
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Source : topix.net | 12-Nov-2008 04:32
Bolivian champions apologise over fight with police
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.
Source : topix.net | 11-Nov-2008 21:44
Day of Skulls ceremony in Bolivia
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.
Source : topix.net | 10-Nov-2008 07:24
Bolivia Government Ensures Referendum Poll
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.
Source : topix.net | 08-Nov-2008 13:12
Bolivia Declares Drought Emergency
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.
Source : topix.net | 06-Nov-2008 13:06
India has highest snakebite-related deaths worldwide
India has the highest number of annual snakebite-caused deaths and injuries, according to a new study.
Source : topix.net | 04-Nov-2008 12:56
Accidente carretero deja 16 muertos en Bolivia
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.
Source : topix.net | 03-Nov-2008 20:52
Bolivian president suspends US anti-drug efforts
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.
Source : topix.net | 01-Nov-2008 20:12
Afro-Bolivians push for political recognition
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 ...
Source : topix.net | 01-Nov-2008 06:08
Bolivian mines halt as metal prices plummet
Falling mineral prices have Bolivian miners digging in the hard Andean earth for a humbler means of survival: potatoes.
Source : topix.net | 30-Oct-2008 05:48
15 killed in Bolivia accident
At least 15 people were killed and more than 40 injured when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a ravine in the southern Bolivian province of Tarija, EFE reported Tuesday.
Source : topix.net | 29-Oct-2008 10:52
Bolivians worry spat with US could kill jobs
To Marga Targui, an indigenous woman who irons T-shirts for American firms like Ralph Lauren and Abercrombie & Fitch, the increasingly bitter diplomatic spat between the United States and Bolivia is a menace that cloaks her boisterous factory with tension.
Here among the concrete slums perched over Bolivia's capital, La Paz, any job is precious, especially one with benefits and paid vacation like Ms. Targui's.
"We want to work and we want job protection," says Targui between rhythmic hisses of the iron. "There may be something going on at the embassy, but we want Bolivia and the US to be united. As enemies you don't gain anything."
Source : topix.net | 28-Oct-2008 19:35
15 killed in Bolivia accident
La Paz, Oct 28 : At least 15 people were killed and more than 40 injured when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a ravine in the southern Bolivian province of Tarija, EFE reported Tuesday.
Source : topix.net | 28-Oct-2008 10:48
Bolivia's Congress votes to approve constitution
Bolivia's Congress ratified President Evo Morales' draft constitution on Tuesday and sent it to a nationwide vote on Jan.
Source : topix.net | 27-Oct-2008 15:53
BOLIVIA: Congress Approves Date for Vote on New Constitution
The Bolivian Congress ratified on Tuesday the new constitution drafted by a constituent assembly, as demanded by 100,000 government supporters who converged on the capital to demand that it be sent to a Jan.
Source : topix.net | 27-Oct-2008 10:41
Bolivia alleges US role in violent jungle clash
A top Bolivian official on Friday accused the United States of backing armed anti-government groups in a violent jungle clash that left 15 people dead last month, including 13 supporters of leftist President ...
Source : topix.net | 25-Oct-2008 11:29
Building a Home in Cochabamba, Bolivia
Up at 7 a.m., a quick breakfast and then 30 minutes on the bus to arrive at a hot, dusty worksite where you get to haul gravel, rocks, bricks and dirt uphill and take turns with the sledgehammer or pick ax .
Source : topix.net | 24-Oct-2008 15:41
Bolivia Urges Congress to Approve Legislation
Bolivian President Evo Morales urged deputies and senators, who met in Congress on Sunday to approve a law for summoning to referendum, to approve the bill of the new Political Constitution of the State.
Source : topix.net | 24-Oct-2008 07:29
Bolivian president leads march for new constitution
Bolivian President Evo Morales Monday joined the last part of a massive march to the country's capital La Paz to press Congress to call a referendum on his proposed constitution.
Source : topix.net | 22-Oct-2008 07:08
Bolivia's Congress ratifies draft constitution
Photo Credit: AP Photo A supporter of Bolivia's President Evo Morales listens to a radio news reports outside the Congress in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Oct.
Source : topix.net | 21-Oct-2008 20:43
Bolivia Congress Urged for Constitution
The Bolivian Congress retakes Saturday deliberations to call a referendum on the new Constitution amid a massive march for a decision.
Source : topix.net | 19-Oct-2008 21:13
UNASUR to establish South American Parliament
THE Union of South American Nations decided at a meeting on Friday to set up a South American Parliament in Bolivia to promote the bloc's integration.
Source : topix.net | 18-Oct-2008 23:46
Bolivian indigenous people lead democracy struggleINTERNATIONAL NEWS, ...
On September 23, about 20,000 peasants and miners marched on the eastern city of Santa Cruz, where the right-wing regional government has been encouraging terrorism and intimidation of Bolivia's indigenous ...
Source : topix.net | 17-Oct-2008 23:31
M 6.2, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
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Source : topix.net | 15-Oct-2008 22:52
Bolivian TV host charged in anti-Morales riots
LA PAZ, Bolivia : Bolivian police say they have arrested a political activist and television host for allegedly inciting riots against President Evo Morales.
Source : topix.net | 14-Oct-2008 22:40
Bolivia March for New Constitution
La Paz, Oct 13 Representatives from several Bolivian social sectors march Monday from the locality of Caracollo to this city, demanding to call a referendum on the new Constitution.
Source : topix.net | 14-Oct-2008 11:40
Salt flats highlight road trip to Bolivia
Bolivia is a country full of surprises - good and bad. After seriously considering crossing it off our list of countries to visit during our 10,000-mile drive from Austin, Texas, to travel buddy Alex Matos' ...
Source : topix.net | 14-Oct-2008 03:25
Bolivia rejects U.S. help
La Paz, Bolivia -- President Evo Morales said Saturday that Bolivia does not need U.S. help to control its coca crop, stepping up his anti-Washington rhetoric days after rejecting an American request to fly an ...
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 07:44
Morales: Bolivia should not fear US 'blockade'
LA PAZ, Bolivia : The U.S. is set to suspend a trade deal with Bolivia that is worth 20,000 Bolivian jobs and $150 million a year, but President Evo Morales says South America's poorest country shouldn't worry.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 07:34
M 5.1, Oruro, Bolivia
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Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 07:26
Crisis talks in Bolivia end without agreement
President Evo Morales and four autonomy-seeking regional governors failed to reach agreement after 10 hours of closed-door talks to find a solution Bolivia's recent political upheaval, a government official ...
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 07:24
Bolivia divided over battle of Tiquipaya
TIQUIPAYA, Bolivia * 'For the unity of Bolivia' read the banner at a road block in the opposition stronghold of Santa Cruz, but deeper division was hard to imagine.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 02:41
Bolivian President Evo Morales ups rhetoric against US anti-drug aid
Bolivia's President Evo Morales, wearing a wreath of coca leaves, fruits and flowers, walks through a coca field as soldiers eradicate coca plants in Asunta, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 02:15