28 July 2010 no comments
In the wake of unusually cold weather felt around the country last weekend, three departments have been experiencing a dramatic die-off of local fish populations…
28 July 2010 no comments
In a speech yesterday commemorating the inauguration of César Guedes, new representative of the United Nations Office against Drugs and Crime in Bolivia…
26 July 2010 no comments
Bolivian President Evo Morales indicated yesterday that despite Bolivia´s constitutional commitment to peace, the country is ready to defend itself should a military conflict…
22 July 2010 no comments
Today in Entre Rios, in the Chapare region of Cochabamba, officials inaugurated a new thermoelectric plant which will have an output capacity of 100 megawatts…
21 July 2010 no comments
An influx of cold polar air in the last week has produced record low temperatures throughout Bolivia and severely damaged crops…
20 July 2010 no comments
In a press conference today in Japan, President Evo Morales responded to threats from the United States of cutting $1.5 million in aid if Bolivia does not sign the Copenhagen Accord…
9 July 2010 1 comment
After almost a week of waiting, the march organized by the Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia (CIDOB) from Trinidad will resume its movement toward La Paz today…
8 July 2010 3 comments
Rubén Costas, governor of Santa Cruz, has accused Vice President Álvaro García Linera of involvement in corruption, drug-trafficking, and terrorism…
5 July 2010 1 comment
Indigenous groups that have been marching toward La Paz from Trinidad for several days halted the march in order to negotiate with government officials…
5 July 2010 1 comment
In Bolivia, short distances often go a long way. The 166 kilometer (100 mile) trip from Cocabamba to Villa Tunari is a worthy example, descending 8,000 feet
4 July 2010 no comments
As extreme drought conditions stress agriculture in many areas of Bolivia, rural farming families are having to choose between the prospect of starvation or relocation…
29 June 2010 2 comments
In a move that has polarized politicians and the press, the Bolivian government announced yesterday that it would be donating 3,000 metric tons of rice…
28 June 2010 no comments
In a country in which homosexuality is legal but generally frowned upon, people from La Paz and El Alto came out in support of LGBT members of their communities…
28 June 2010 no comments
On June 27th a bus from the “TransUncia” company fell 90 meters off a steep embankment on the mountainous road between Cochabamba…
24 June 2010 no comments
On June 24th a meeting between Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and Chilean President Seb Sebastián Piñera in the La…
22 June 2010 no comments
On Tuesday, June 22nd the legal suit against Government Minister Sacha Llorenti, the commander of the national police Oscar Nina and the leaders of the Potosí …
15 June 2010 no comments
On June 14th, Ivan Canelas, spokesperson for President Evo Morales announced that the President had flown to South Africa on invitations from the government in Johannesburg and FIFA. Canelas explained…
14 June 2010 no comments
On June 14th the Cochabamba Legislative Assembly voted for a resolution giving them each a salary of Bs. 8,500 per month ($1,214). Cochabamba Assembly secretary…
14 June 2010 no comments
Bolivia vice President Álvaro García Linera assured the public that he supports community justice on …
10 June 2010 no comments
On Wednesday, June 8th, the Cochabamba newspaper La Voz published a news article entitled, “Rumors of a Possible Bankruptcy in Banco de Credito…