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Bolivia's President Announces Major Natural Gas Discovery

Bolivia's president unveils a significant natural gas discovery near La Paz, aiming to revive the country's gas industry and economy.

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Bolivia: fake or real, the attempted coup exposes the country’s deep underlying turmoil

When heavily armed troops, spearheaded by a tank, broke through the gates of Bolivia’s presidential palace in La Paz on June 26, it appeared that the country’s military was mounting an armed coup with the aim of replacing the left-wing government of Luis Arce.

The Conversation

Bolivians in shock after attempted coup by top general

Military forces led by army chief General Juan Jose Zuniga appeared to take control of president Luis Arce’s government

The Independent UK

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Bolivia Reels From Botched Coup Bid Amid Economic Crisis

Bolivian President Luis Arce was facing a deep political crisis on Thursday after a botched bid by military chiefs to overthrow his government deepened turmoil in a country facing severe economic decline.

International Business Times

Waiting for water: It's everywhere in this Colombian city — except in the pipes

The country is rich in water resources. Yet many people in the city of Santa Marta struggle to get enough to meet daily needs. They improvise, strategize — and rely on a tangle of 1-inch pipes.

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AP Week in Pictures: Global | Oct. 6 - 12, 2023

People searched for victims after an earthquake killed and injured thousands in Afghanistan’s Herat province, supporters of Israel embraced near the Israeli Consulate in New York during a demonstration in the wake of a deadly attack by Hamas, and people prayed for rain during a drought near the Incachaca dam…

The Independent UK

Bolivian EV startup hopes tiny car will make it big in lithium-rich country

The municipality of La Paz, Bolivia, is using a small fleet of tiny electric cars to bring doctors to patients' homes living in the suburbs of the capital city

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This summer, head to La Paz, Mexico's unsung seaside destination

Most travelers likely have heard of Los Cabos, a celebrated Mexican tourist spot that sits on the southern tip of Baja California, the linear peninsula that’s bounded by the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Sea of Cortez (a.k.a. the Gulf of California) on the other.

Tribune News Service

Bolivia: Opposition blockades push for leader's release

Trucks are snarled and people in the Santa Cruz region have to find ways to skirt blockades that opposition leaders set up across the area considered to be Bolivia's economic engine to protest the detention of Gov_ Luis Fernando Camacho late last year on “terrorism charges.”

The Independent UK

Bolivia's farm hub battles political capital over cattle and grains

Javier Monasterio, a rancher in Bolivia's lowland area of Santa Cruz, is feeling the economic hit of weeks-long protests and blockades since the dramatic arrest of the region's governor that has snarled domestic transport of grains and meat.

Reuters

Bolivia governor arrest stokes fears of political revenge cycle

The arrest of a prominent Bolivian opposition figure has sparked criticism from human rights groups and thrown a spotlight on how both the country's right and left have used a weak judicial system to go after opponents.

Reuters

Bolivia protesters burn cars, clash with police after governor arrested

Protesters in Bolivia's Santa Cruz, a relatively wealthy farming region, attacked buildings, burned cars and blocked highways as part of a 24-hour strike on Friday following the arrest of the regional governor, a right-wing opposition leader.

Reuters

Bolivia court sentences opposition leader to four months ahead of trial

A Bolivian court sentenced right-wing opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho to four months of pre-trial detention, a day after he was arrested in connection to 2019 social unrest that saw former leftist President Evo Morales flee the country.

Reuters

Explainer-Who is Luis Fernando Camacho, the opposition leader arrested in Bolivia?

Prominent Bolivian opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho was arrested on Wednesday, exacerbating tensions between the government in La Paz and opposition centered around the affluent farming hub of Santa Cruz.

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Power struggle divides Bolivia as soy-rich Santa Cruz demands more clout

Tropical, sunny and relatively wealthy, Bolivia's farming region of Santa Cruz has long butted heads with the arid highland political capital La Paz. Now, buttressed by rising soy and beef exports, it is in a power struggle for greater political and financial clout.

Reuters

Bolivian coca farmers march on capital, burn disputed market

Thousands of coca farmers marched into the Bolivian capital of La Paz on Thursday and set ablaze to what they claimed was an illegal new market for the leaf.

The Guardian - US

El Alto: graphic novel depicts Bolivia city’s future as Indigenous and robotic

Altopía imagines the bustling working-class city that overlooks neighbouring La Paz in 2053 – with coca-chewing cyborgs and minibuses with legs

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Global | Aug. 20-Aug. 26, 2022

From a handler swimming alongside a horse on a trip to the Caribbean Sea in Barbados, to Somalis clearing wreckage after gunmen stormed a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, to Cocoa farmers protesting in La Paz, Bolivia, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the…

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The Orange County Register

Here’s how to get the most out of a trip to La Paz, Mexico

Feeling adventurous after, oh, two years of being cooped up? La Paz in Baja California promises a wonderland for those who love adventure – whether that’s the relatively tame kind or a bit closer to the edge.

The Guardian - US

Bolivia’s corrupt system failed to stem femicide. Now, feminists are fighting back

The case of Richard Choque, a serial rapist and murderer, who was placed only under house arrest, prompted outrage

Reuters

Latin America's kids slid into education black hole during pandemic

In Bolivia's highland city La Paz, Maribel Sanchez's children spent much of the last two years huddling over a small smartphone screen to attend online classes amid a lengthy lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

The Great Movement review – compellingly strange Bolivian drama

A former miner uncovers dangerous magic in the hidden corners of La Paz

The Guardian - UK

The Great Movement review – intriguing drama as Bolivian miners look for work

Following three friends as they struggle to survive in La Paz, the drama lurches confusingly from verité drama to bonkers dance routines

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When does a hill become a mountain? Our expert guide to what makes a mountain, a mountain

We delve deeper into the topic of many long debates: what constitutes a mountain? Or when is a land mass a hill and when is it a mountain?

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