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Bolivia is facing a new crisis, which many Latin Americans believe is caused by the United States. On one hand is a proposed new progressive constitution, which gives significant rights to the native majority; on the other is an up swelling of separatist...
President Evo Morales committed himself and Bolivia’s nine governors on Monday to face recall votes on Aug. 10, gambling that his unfinished term will a survive a referendum whose peculiar rules tilt in the populist leader’s favor.
President Evo Morales has approved an Aug. 10 recall election for himself and Bolivia’s nine governors, gambling that voters will re-elect him just two years into his five-year term.
President Evo Morales agreed Thursday to stand for election in a nationwide recall vote, gambling that Bolivians will re-elect him after just two years in office.
President Hugo Chavez says Venezuela will not tolerate a movement for secession in Bolivia’s eastern lowland states. Chavez says his government has not meddled in the domestic affairs of other Latin American nations, but would if Bolivian states now seeking greater autonomy from Bolivia’s central government push for total independence.
Here are some of the key provisions of an autonomy proposal being voted on Sunday by the residents of Bolivia’s Santa Cruz state.
Bolivia’s largest state voted Sunday on a sweeping autonomy referendum that leaders said would forge “a new Bolivia,” defying leftist President Evo Morales who called the vote unconstitutional.
Voters in Bolivia’s largest state are likely to pass a sweeping autonomy referendum Sunday, dealing a blow to the country’s leftist president and deepening an entrenched political conflict.
Bolivian President Evo Morales insists a broad autonomy declaration by the country’s largest and richest state is “illegal,” “anti-constitutional,” and “dictatorial.”
President Evo Morales said Friday that a political battle over demands for autonomy by Bolivia’s largest state should be resolved by a nationwide referendum.
The wealthy white governor stood beneath a giant statue of Jesus and promised freedom to the tens of thousands cheering him on _ freedom from a llama herder-turned-president who reveres the Indian earth goddess Pachamama.
A few people can really imagine the courage it takes to relish the breathtaking scenery of “Death Road”, the only western route into La Paz. Those people who like to think of themselves as brave hearts should challenge “Death Road” in the eye but...
Salar de Uyini in Southwest Bolivia, is one of the favorite destinations of adventure seekers. The endless white stretches of salty plains on the words largest salt desert leaves you with breath taking visuals. Dramatic sunsets, giant cactuses, hot...
Class struggle in Bolivia
While the world is moving towards an open trade paradigm driven by the grand concept of liberalization, privatization and globalization, some nations in South America are emerging rebels. A battle between the market and the...
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Bolivia seems to be being torn apart between the forces of president Evo Morales and the conservative opposition. The national assembly had to move into a nearby army base to continue deliberations on changing the constitution and shifting...
When we talk of recycled products, a boring image conjures up our minds immediately. Most of the recycled products are often converted into decorative pieces that add visual appeal to home dcor.
A group of young environmental activists in...
For the tourists in Bolivia, there is a new kind of attraction - salt desert. Mostly known as Salar de Uyuni, this desert has become popular lately after it was listed as the top 25 wonders of the world. Before this, Bolivia didn’t really have any...
Drug is a problem that has spread across the globe and is an issue that has always been kindling a good number of controversies, but few realistic solutions. Drug abuse and addiction is responsible for the death of millions worldwide, and although...
Bolivian President Evo Morales is not the most popular person in the country at the moment and the latest violent protests attest that. The demonstrations come in the wake of the ruling governments decision to rewrite the countrys Constitution and...
Eyes were blackened, noses bruised, yelling, angry staring, and hullabaloo in Bolivian congress, matched the Indian one. It took place when politicians traded blows over their differences on the control of the country’s judiciary, disturbing the...
Unstable oil prices have already eaten into the many economies and big consumers like US and European countries are accusing Iran, Iraq, Russia and Venezuela for it.
If the western countries allegations are right than we should praise...
Children at Casa Betania, a safe haven for children in La Paz, Bolivia, present representatives of the Herbalife Family Foundation with handmade flowers when they arrived to present a grant to establish a Casa Herbalife program to help improve nutrition,...
