Bolivia observes ‘Dia del Mar’ whilst planning to take its case for access to the sea before the Hague; Bolivia plans alternate trade routes through Peru and Brazil; Oruro…
Morales mourns Chávez in Caracas; Venezuela leader’s death renders Bolivia’s economic prospects uncertain; 25 Mennonites released after being kidnapped for a week; Oruro officials continue hunger strike over re-naming of…
Attack captured on Legislative Chamber cameras puts spotlight on violence against women in Bolivia; Alasitas festival begins
UN decriminalizes traditional uses of the coca leaf in Bolivia, a major coup for the Morales administration; U.S. proposes James Nealon as Ambassador to Bolivia; Jesus Ardiles, Houdini of Huatajata,…
The Ostreicher Scandal endangers President Morales’ movement; Bolivia likely to lose an ally in Chávez; 2013 is the International Year of Quinoa.
Bolivia becomes official Mercosur member at Brasília summit; boat wreck on Lake Titicaca kills at least 17; Morales on diplomatic trip to Spain
Morales develops museum dedicated to his ‘revolutionary’ movement; feminists demand law protecting women from violence; Bolivia hopes to maintain CAN membership after joining Mercosur
Bolivia prepares to join Mercosur, though not everyone is keen; census’s completion will lead to redistribution of national resources and representation; judge rejects US citizen Jacob Ostreicher’s appeal
Drivers’ strike in Cochabamba and Santa Cruz against the anti-drug trafficking ‘Ley de Extinción’ leads to arrests; Bolivia participates in Cádiz summit and alternative summit; International Year of Quinoa begins…
Paceños celebrate Ñatitas festival; Potosí marks anniversary of 1810 revolution without Morales in attendance; Mining ministry invests $2,3m in preservation of Cerro Rico
Former COB-director and Communist Party leader Simon Reyes dies; journalist Fernando Vidal attacked and burned in Yacuiba; Bolivia sends aid relief to Sandy victims in Cuba
Ex-Senator’s kidnapping in Santa Cruz highlights drug-related security concerns throughout the country; Bolivian space agency sends 64 professionals on a fellowship to China; Morales turns 53; Miss Hispanoamerica 2012
La Paz celebrates 464 years since its founding amid concerns about the city’s infrastructure; nine years since the Gas War massacre, Alteños demand Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada’s extradition; hallucinogenic cacti…
UN study finds Bolivia has the highest rates of domestic violence and sexual assault in the region; controversy over ‘Día de la Descolonización’; Queen Sofia of Spain to visit Bolivia;…
Morales and García Linera stress regional and trans-regional ties across Latin America and with the Arab world; violence over mining conflicts in Colquiri and Mallku Khota; drought in Santa Cruz
The political, economic, and ideological ties between La Paz and Caracas have been extremely close in the age of Bolivarian socialism; without Chávez, Morales’s government will likely continue along the…
Mining Conflict Resolved; Piñera and Morales Face Off at the UN; National Team begins preparing for 2014 World Cup
Argentine legislature ponders how to save vandalized Rodin; human sacrifice on the ancient North Coast; abstract sculptor Martín Blaszko dies; mariachis convene in Jalisco, México.
Humala selects Afro-Peruvian folk-singer Susana Baca as Peru’s new culture minister; Evita’s dresses on display; Fuentes receives Premio Formentor from Spain.
Commemorations underway to mark 1 year since the collapse of the Chilean mine; Cuban writer Eliseo Alberto dies; Siqueiros at auction.