The Andes
Bolivia: how many indigenous nationalities?
Meeting with Bolivia’s jurists to hash out protocols for autonomy, traditional authorities accused the government of underestimating the number of indigenous peoples.
Tag: Bolivia
The Amazon
Bolivia to open protected areas to oil industry?
Indigenous protests were held in Bolivia against Vice President Ălvaro GarcĂa Linera’s announced plans to open the country’s protected areas to oil and mineral interests.
The Andes
Bolivia: break between Evo, labor federation?
Bolivian mine workers ended a two-week strike when the government agreed to a pension hike, but the episode may represent a break between Evo Morales and COB labor federation.
The Andes
Vigilante justice in Bolivia âor autonomy?
Four killings of accused miscreants by local residents in Bolivia are being called “community justice” by the perpetratorsâbut “lynchings” by the government.
Southern Cone
Latin America: 7 ex-rulers remain jailed or on trial
Five former South American dictators are in prison for crimes committed under their regimes; Peru's Morales Bermúdez and Haiti's Jean-Claude Duvalier also face charges.
The Andes
Bolivia: hunger strike against ‘Evo Morales’ airport
Seven social leaders in Bolivia’s aliplano city of Oruro have been on a hunger strike for 10 days to protest the decision to change the name of the local airport to Evo Morales.
The Andes
Bolivia: growing Aymara dissension on Altiplano
Four suyus (traditional Aymara territories) in Bolivia’s Oruro department brought suit demanding that authorities officially recognize the Aymara system of justice.
The Andes
Bolivia showdown with Chile over border incident
Some 2,000 Bolivians marched on the Chilean consulate to demand the liberation of three Bolivian soliders detained after crossing the border into the neighboring country.
The Andes
Bolivia: indigenous demand autonomy from state
Bolivia’s Aymara indigenous alliance CONAMAQ is charging that the ruling Movement to Socialism is seeking to divide their organization, warning of a potential for violence.
The Amazon
Bolivia: deforestation decree protested
A new law promulgated by Bolivia’s President Evo Morales forgives past illegal deforestation in the name of boosting food productionâdrawing criticism from ecologists.
The Andes
Bolivia wins coca-chewing victory at UN
Bolivia was re-admitted to the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs âwith a special dispensation recognizing traditional use of coca leaf as legal within its borders.
The Andes
Bolivia: progress seen in coca policy
Total area planted with coca in Bolivia dropped by up to 13% last year, as both eradication efforts and the areas where coca can be legally cultivated were expanded.