Apolinar Ocampo with his wife Cristina Torres and their children in the Esse Ejja community of Eyiyo Quibo, Bolivia Dan Collyns The river Beni, which springs from the highlands of La Paz in Bolivia and snakes down into the Amazon basin, is the lifeblood of the Esse Ejja community. “We […]
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Alondra Mercado Campos is accused of trafficking arms She was Miss Bolivia Mundo 2020 and Miss Charm Bolivia 2023 The model is currently being held in a prison in northeast Bolivia By Perkin Amalaraj Published: 13:34 GMT, 27 December 2023 | Updated: 13:44 GMT, 27 December 2023 A former Miss Bolivia […]
The ombudsman’s office in Bolivia has condemned threats against a 10-year-old rape victim and her family after teachers and school staff tried to prevent the arrest of the alleged rapist, a 39-year-old headmaster, by trying to invade a local police station and scuffling with police officers. Videos posted on social […]
LA PAZ (Reuters) – A prolonged drought in Bolivia and one of the hottest winters on record is threatening to leave parts of the South American country short of water, including in the high-altitude city of El Alto, some 4,000 meters above sea level. Climate change is affecting glaciers in […]
Bolivia horror attack: Girl, 12, is ‘gang-raped by 11 men who kidnapped her at a festival and plied her with alcohol before attacking her in remote spot’ Three of the suspects have already been arrested with police hunting other eight By Natalia Penza Published: 08:50 BST, 27 September 2023 | […]
By Isabel Baldwin For Dailymail.Com Published: 21:24 BST, 12 September 2023 | Updated: 21:36 BST, 12 September 2023 Lionel Messi was left out of Argentina’s squad to face Bolivia in its World Cup qualifier in La Paz on Tuesday. The star forward was substituted off late on into the Albiceleste’s 1-0 […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Argentine government and members of Bolivia’s opposition demanded answers Monday following the sealing of an opaque defense agreement between Iran and Bolivia that raised concerns in South America’s Southern Cone it could be a way for Tehran to boost its influence in the region. […]
Satellite photo of land deforested for agriculture in the Chiquitania region of Bolivia NASA Earth Observatory/Lauren Dauphin/Landsat/UGS The area of virgin forest cleared in Bolivia jumped 32 per cent last year, fuelling concerns that government-backed deforestation could jeopardise efforts to save the Amazon. The rate of tree clearing is now […]