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Bolivian women protest against gender-based violence

Thousands of women took to the streets of the Bolivian capital La Paz on Sunday to take part in a run and demonstration against gender-based violence.

1 October 2018

World News

The endurance cyclist who slept in a Mexico prison

Romanian-Canadian adventurer Radu Paltineannu cycled 34,000 kms across the Americas. ALong the way he slept in some pretty unusual places: an Alaskan wooden church, a Mexican prison cell and a Bolivian volcano top among others.

10 September 2018

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Watch: Fancy-dress paragliders in Bolivia

Speaking of the competition, paraglider Gustavo Robledo said the adventurers "strive to make people enjoy the show".

27 August 2018

Bolivia

Watch: Costume-clad paragliders descend over the Andes

The "Bumblebee" character from the franchise "Transformers" and the flying house from the Pixar produced film "Up" were among the costumes in the skies.

27 August 2018

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Ancient witches market selling amulets and "magic" powders

The air smells of incense and the mystic aura of worship to the ancient Andean gods permeates the air. This colourful market nestled in a neighbourhood appears stuck in time amid the urban chaos of La Paz - Bolivia's capital city.

23 July 2018

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Tear gas, rockets fly as Bolivian students clash with police

Violence broke out in La Paz on Wednesday (June 24) as university students and professors calling for greater funding clashed with police, amidst public anger over spending on a new government palace and a trip to Russia for the World Cup for President Evo Morales.

14 June 2018

World News

Rallying: Dakar leader Sainz handed 10 minute penalty

Five stages remain in the event which started in Lima, Peru, and ends in Argentine city of Cordoba on January 20.

16 January 2018

World News

Spain's Carlos Sainz wins stage six of Dakar Rally

Sainz won in the auto class although France's Stephane Peterhansel remains in the lead overall.

12 January 2018

Bolivia

Bolivians pay homage to family skulls

Annual tradition sees relics of relatives receive offerings.

9 November 2017

World News

What are the toughest ultramarathons in the world?

The Bolivian Skyrace is billed as one of the world's most difficult races. Which other races can runners use to test their endurance?

31 July 2017

World

Inside the rainforest's medicine cabinet

Natural disasters can leave communities to fend for themselves but with support they can use their environment to help.

20 July 2017

Bolivia

Bolivian opposition urges President Morales against potential fourth term

Despite the public voting against allowing the leader to run for a fourth consecutive term, Evo Morales says he may still run in 2019.

19 April 2017

Bolivia

Bolivia battles biblical plague of locusts

Bolivia is under a state of emergency after a vast agricultural area of around 1000 hectares has been laid to ruin by a plague of locusts.

9 February 2017

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Bolivia opens the "Evo Museum"

Bolivia on Thursday opened a $7 million museum dedicated to President Evo Morales and indigenous peoples in Morales’s birthplace of Orinoca high up in the deserts of the Bolivian…

4 February 2017

Bolivia

Two arrested suspected of murder of Polish woman in Bolivia

Two men held suspected of murder of Polish woman in Bolivia

27 January 2017

Bolivia

Bolivians pray for good fortune at traditional Alasitas Festival

On January 24 each year, people from all over Bolivia flock to La Paz to take part in the traditional Alasitas Festival which is a shopper’s paradise.

24 January 2017

Bolivia

Hundreds evacuated in deadly floods in Bolivia

At least eight people have died in massive floods caused by days of torrential rain in Bolivia.

2 January 2017

Bolivia

Floods kill at least eight in Bolivia

Floods caused by torrential rain in Bolivia have killed at least eight people.

28 December 2016

Bolivia

70 thousand baby turtles released into Bolivian rivers

A conservation effort in the Bolivian Amazon has seen over 100,000 baby turtles released into rivers, including the San Pedro and Itenez, located in the northeastern part of the…

22 December 2016

Bolivia

A fourth term in office for Evo Morales?

The Bolivian president has agreed to stand for a fourth mandate in 2019, after his party nominated him as candidate. This is despite a constitutional referendum in February.

18 December 2016