Bolivia
The coach of the Bolivian national football team Gustavo Quinteros (C) looks at players Abdon Reyes (R) and Jose Luis Chavez during a training session of the national team in La Paz, on 29 May, 2012. Bolivia will face Chile on June 2 and Paraguay on June 9 in matches of the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup South American qualifier.
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Bolivia seizes weapons from US vehicle
and posed a security threat.But the U.S. Embassy says the weapons confiscated Tuesday were being transferred under an agreement with Bolivia's police. It said in a statement that Washington routinely contracts and arms local police in foreign countries to Read more »
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China explores Bolivia lithium investments
granted a $108 million loan to Bolivia's government for the purchase of six helicopters.With another loan for $251 million, Bolivia is paying for its first satellite, which is being built by the Chinese company Great Wall Industry Corp. The communications Read more »
Around the web
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The European Magazine: Kirchner Joins the Resource Wars
Bolivia, Egypt: Countries around the world embrace resource nationalism and pursue the nationalization of oil and gas companies. Even in the age of globalization, nationalistic mercantilism still lurks deep in the shadows of geopolitics. The Argentinean president 5/29/12 from Humanitarian News Read more »
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Venezuela Represents “Hope” in the Midst of a Crisis of Capitalism
luego cabalgamos”). You know if your enemies are talking badly about you, then you’re doing it right. I think right now, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, are hope for the whole world. That’s why in the Venezuelan elections on the October 7th, you (Venezuelans)aren’t 5/29/12 from Venezuela Analysis Read more »
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Yes, Nicaragua is Still a Great Travel Bargain
in Nicaragua a few days now, but that’s enough to confirm that this country still offers the cheapest overall prices in the Americas. Bolivia is probably a close second—I’ll report from there first week of November—but the reciprocal visa fee they hit you 5/29/12 from Cheapest Destinations Read more »
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Lake Titicaca Peru and Bolivia
all a bit touristy for most of us - it seems to be a thriving business doing tours and selling thing. Later that day we left for Bolivia and went to a small town called Copacobana just over the border, due to easter week the place was busy with fiesta. The from Travel Blog Read more »
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Another warming myth busted: Climate change ISN’T to blame for melting glacier in Bolivia – but our aerosols are
glaciers are melting – much faster than first predicted, and the blame is falling on airborne aerosol particles. The Chacaltaya glacier made its slow trek down the Cordillera Real Mountains for 18,000 years. By 2009 the glacier in southern America had gone, from Junk Science Read more »
