An Epic Pilgrimage Across Three Great Religions
Before there was tourism, there was pilgrimage. One writer’s 40,000-mile journey through Bolivia, Mongolia and Iraq reveals the ritual’s enduring transformational power.
Bolivia
South American countries recall ambassadors and cut ties with Israel over war with Hamas
Bolivia’s leftwing government cuts diplomatic ties with Israel, alleging crimes and human rights abuses in Gaza, as Chile and Colombia recall ambassadorsIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesA number of South American countries have registered diplomat…
Threats against rape victim, 10, lay bare Bolivia’s culture of sexual violence
Supporters of alleged rapist, girl’s 39-year-old headmaster, stormed police station in effort to prevent arrestThe ombudsman’s office in Bolivia has condemned threats against a 10-year-old rape victim and her family after teachers and school staff trie…
Human emissions made deadly South American heat 100 times more likely
Rapid research shows climate crisis by far main cause of unseasonable temperatures in southern winter and early springThe deadly heat in central South America over the past two months was made 100 times more likely by human emissions that disrupted the…
Bolivian president expelled from own party amid political feud
Conflict erupted after Luis Arce and ex-president Evo Morales both showed interest in the party’s presidential nominationBolivia’s president Luis Arce has been expelled from his own party, amid a bitter struggle with the former president, Evo Morales, …
Athens Democracy Forum: The Disunited States of South America
It’s about to become an economic powerhouse, but there has been no successful attempt to unify the region.
Bolivian ex-president to pay damages to victims of military in landmark US case
Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada and former defence minister agree to pay for 2003 violence in which 60 protesters were killedA former Bolivian president and his defence minister have agreed to pay damages to the families of people killed by the military duri…
Bolivia voices support for Palestinian self-determination
Bolivia’s President Luis Arce has stressed the need to implement international initiatives and UN resolutions to ensure that Palestinians can have self-determination in a viable state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
India, Bolivia Discuss Avenues For Strengthening Trade And Investments
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday met Bolivian Minister of Development Planning Sergio Armando Cusicanqui Loayza and discussed the avenues for strengthening trade and investment.Taking to Twitter, the ministry said, "Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman met Bolivian Minister of Development Planning Mr. Sergio Armando Cusicanqui Loayza in New Delhi today. The two
‘Winter is disappearing’: South America hit by ‘brutal’ unseasonal heatwave
Buenos Aires records hottest start to August in 117 years, Chile sees highs towards 40C and Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil also bakeNow should be South America’s bleak midwinter, but several parts of the continent are experiencing an extraordinary unseas…