A community portal about Bolivia with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Bolivia, officially the Republic of Bolivia, named after Simón Bolívar, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by...
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A community portal about Bolivia with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Bolivia, officially the Republic of Bolivia, named after Simón Bolívar, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west.
Narcisco Roca Tomichá, Presidente de la Central de Comunidades Indígenas de Chiquitos (TURUBO), Santa Cruz, Bolivia: Video Recording At Inter-American Commission On Human Rights
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to hear about human rights abuses stemming from Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA)
Narcisco Roca Tomichá, Presidente de la Central de Comunidades Indígenas de Chiquitos (TURUBO), Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Líder indígena... Read Full Story
Rodolfo Lopez, Primer Cacique General de la Organización Indígena Chiquitana Santa Cruz, Bolivia: Video Recording At Inter-American Commission On Human Rights
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to hear about human rights abuses stemming from Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA)
Rodolfo Lopez, Primer Cacique General de la Organización Indígena Chiquitana Santa Cruz, Bolivia
"Líder comunitario habla de los efectos negativos de la... Read Full Story
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (Reuters Life!) - After growing up in a Bolivian circus and being confined to a small cage, Simba the lion is getting in touch with his wild side in preparation for a new life in a big U.S. wildlife sanctuary. The three-year-old feline, who weighs about 440 pounds, is one of the first animals to benefit from a new Bolivian law that defines the use of circus animals as "an act of cruelty." Turned over to an animal rights group by his former circus trainer, Simba is living... Read Full Story
Leftist Latin American leaders have agreed on the creation of a regional currency to scale back on the use of the US dollar as well as economic sanctions against Honduran coup leaders. Nine countries of ALBA, a leftist bloc conceived by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, met Friday in Bolivia where they vowed to press ahead with a new currency for intra-regional trade to replace the US dollar. "The document is approved," said Bolivia's President Evo Morales, who is hosting the summit. The new... Read Full Story
Leftist Latin American leaders agreed here on the creation of a regional currency, the Sucre, aimed at scaling back the use of the US dollar. Nine countries of ALBA, a leftist bloc conceived by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, met in Bolivia where they vowed to press ahead with a new currency for intra-regional trade to replace the US dollar. "The document is approved," said Bolivia's President Evo Morales, who is hosting the summit. The new currency, dubbed the Sucre, would be rolled out... Read Full Story
The leftist Latin American ALBA trade bloc is scheduled Friday to approve measures that would replace US dollars with a new virtual currency for regional commerce, an official said here. Bolivian Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade Pablo Guzman told reporters that members of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) "will replace the dollar in commercial exchanges" between members with the Unified Regional Compensation System, or sucre. The new monetary system was adopted in principle... Read Full Story
Bolivian election officials say a jailed opposition politician can campaign for vice president from behind bars. Former Pando state Gov. Leopoldo Fernandez is being held without charges while authorities investigate a clash that killed at least 15 people on his government's watch. Bolivia's National Electoral Court announced Tuesday that Fernandez can campaign from a La Paz jail because he is detained as a precautionary measure and has not been charged. The September 2008 killings took place... Read Full Story
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia plans to buy six Chinese light military aircraft worth nearly $58 million to fight drug traffickers in the world's No. 3 cocaine producer, leftist President Evo Morales said on Saturday. "Last week we issued a supreme decree to ... acquire six K-8 aircraft from China," said Morales in a speech in La Paz to mark the 52nd anniversary of the Bolivian air force. Morales said his government decided to acquire the K-8, a jet trainer that can be used as a light attack... Read Full Story
Bolivia's president participated in a tribute Thursday to the guerrilla leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara, who was captured and killed by Bolivian soldiers 42 years ago while trying to foment revolution in this Andean nation. President Evo Morales, a close ally of the leftist governments in Venezuela and Cuba, has often expressed admiration for Guevara, an Argentine who joined in Fidel Castro's successful revolution in Cuba and has become an icon for many on the left. Guevara is "invincible in... Read Full Story
The 2009 Miss Universe Contestants. The Miss Bolivia 2008 pageant was held on July 19, 2008. This year only 25 candidates are competing for the national crown. The chosen winner will represent the Bolivia at the Miss Universe 2009 . Miss Bolivia Mundo represent Bolivia in Miss World 2008. Miss Bolivia Internacional represent Bolivia in Miss International 2008. Miss Bolivia Tierra represent Bolivia in Miss Earth 2008. Miss Bolivia Reina de Turismo Internacional represent Bolivia in Miss... Read Full Story
