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Bolivian Weekly .. general Bolivian news .. links to each story inside ..

Chile, not DEA, investigated and trapped Ex-General Sanabria .. 5 March 2011
According to a publication by the El Mercurio newspaper of Chile, ex-general and commander of Bolivia’s anti-narcotics intelligence forces René Sanabria Oropeza had traveled to Arica, Chile…

Morales and Dakar Officials Discuss Bringing Competition to Bolivia .. 4 March 2011
LA PAZ – President Evo Morales and officials from the Dakar Rally met today to discuss holding the 2013 competition…

Prosecutors Defend Detention of Military Commander .. 3 March 2011
Prosecutors are defending their decision to place a former army commander in detention …

Government Announces 20% Minimum Wage Increase .. 2 March 2011
Minister of Labor, Félix Rojas, announced in a press conference that a 10 percent salary increase…

9,000 Disaster Victims Need Help – Donations .. 2 March 2011
Bolivia has seen increasing intense rains cause significant damage in both Amazonian and Altiplano regions in the past several weeks. Landslides in La Paz and intense…

Government Cancels Carnival Celebrations .. 1 March 2011
The Bolivian government announced that it is canceling the traditional indigenous ch’alla celebration scheduled for March 4th in solidarity with the victims of La Paz’s ongoing…

Social Sectors Demand Representation From Santa Cruz Assembly .. 1 March 2011
Unless new electoral appointments are announced by Rubén Costas, social movements are threatening to surround…

Ongoing La Paz Landslides Destroy 800 Homes .. 28 February 2011
A sequentially advancing series of landslides in urban La Paz has destroyed 800 houses in seven different zones and…

Former Police Head Arrested in Panama for Trafficking .. 27 February 2011
General René Sanabria Oropeza, a technical adviser to the Bolivian Ministry of the Interior, was arrested in Panama …

Evo and Costas Again Promise Unity .. 27 February 2011
SANTA CRUZ – President Evo Morales and Governor Rubén Costas, during the ceremony celebrating the 450th anniversary of Santa Cruz, agreed to…

Help Arrives for 2,800 Families Affected by Floods in Chapare .. 25 February 2011

COCHABAMBA – An inter-institutional committee, presided over by leaders from the unions of Trópico de Cochabamba, came to the city of Chimoré to deliver…

Japan Embarks on High-Altitude Mission to Appropriate Bolivia’s Lithium .. 25 February 2011
LA PAZ – Two months after his interview with Emperor Akihito in Tokyo, President Evo Morales welcomes a large Japanese delegation that seeks to surpass Korea and Iran in the race to become…

Transport Strike Weakens as Agreements Reached .. 25 February 2011
The drivers’ strikes in Cochabamba, Oruro, and Santa Cruz are losing steam as agreements for new pricing structures have been reached …

Túpac Katari Satellite Funding Debated in Senate .. 24 February 2011
The full Bolivian senate was due to meet this morning to discuss the financing of the proposed Túpac Katari communications satellite …

Bolivia Blocked Over Transport Increase .. 24 February 2011
Professional drivers in various cities of Bolivia continue staging marches and intensifying road blocks as the public sectors and government refuse to accept their proposed Bs. .5 ($.07) …

100 Year-Olds Party in Tarata .. 24 February 2011
In the first event of its kind in Cochabamba, 23 residents who have lived a century or more gathered for a party…

Travel: Amazonian Train & Rock Towers .. 24 February 2011
When the altiplano chills or lowland heat grow unbearable a fascinating journey into one of Bolivia’s less explored areas…

8 Bolivian Musicians Die in Accident .. 23 February 2011
Four members of the Bolivian young women’s band Las Misteriositas …

Rains Continue to Flood, Cause Deaths .. 22 February 2011
The continuing rains have caused deaths and road closures, and have isolated communities in the departments of …

Pando Tribe on Brink of Extinction .. 21 February 2011
The Amazonian Pacahuara tribe, whose traditional lands in the Pando department have been ceded to the Mabet timber company, is at risk of extinction …

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