Bolivia: at least 37 dead in a collision between two cars

Bolivia: at least 37 dead in a collision between two cars

A collision between two coaches left at least 37 people dead and 30 injured on a road near the city of Uyuni in southern Bolivia, police at AFP. “For the moment, we have confirmation of 37 dead, including 35 adults and two children”said Wilson Flores, a Bolivian police official. This accident, the most serious since … Read more

Bolivia: Between ashes and seeds, the challenges of the peasants of Chiquitania

Bolivia: Between ashes and seeds, the challenges of the peasants of Chiquitania

Devoured less than a year ago by the worst fires that Bolivia knew, vegetation slowly resumes around the sesame fields of Julia Ortiz, an indigenous farmer from the region of Chiquitania, in the east of the country. While his community relies on an innovative reforestation method using «Bombitas» (Small bombs) in the ground filled with … Read more

Evo Morales renounces the MAS and breaks with the ruling party in Bolivia

Evo Morales renounces the MAS and breaks with the ruling party in Bolivia

The former president of Bolivia Evo Morales, presented on Thursday his resignation to the official movement to socialism (MAS), party of which he was a leader for almost 30 years, through a document that his lawyer processed before the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE). The ex -president will present his presidential candidacy for the elections of … Read more

The terrible fall of a bus in a ravine left at least 30 dead in Bolivia

The terrible fall of a bus in a ravine left at least 30 dead in Bolivia

Bolivia is bereaved by a terrible road accident. At least 30 people died and 15 others were injured on Monday when a coach fell in a ravine in Yocalla in the department of Potosi, in the south of the country, police announced. The accident left “at least 30” dead, said Colonel Victor Benavides, adding that … Read more