Teachers pepper-sprayed by police in Bolivia as protests turn violent

On Monday, teachers from all over Bolivia marched in La Paz in the third week of protests to demand more teachers for public schools, a higher education budget, and in rejection of a new curriculum. In the midst of growing street demonstrations against the …

Bolivia's banking issues are not tied to recent U.S. or Swiss turmoil

Bolivians are lining up for dollars, as their country's foreign reserves are drained and their debt is downgraded to junk status. Copyright © 2023 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further …

The challenge of talking about menstruation without taboos in Bolivia

By Yolanda Salazar La Paz, Mar 20 (EFE).- Project Yawar, meaning “blood” in Aymara, seeks to eliminate lack of knowledge, inequality and the taboo on menstruation in Bolivia with workshops for women with different physical realities and social backgrounds …

Tres semanas de protestas de maestros públicos en Bolivia

Opinion: Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador and Argentina – things can always get worse in Latin America

By Leonardo Coutinho (Opinion) Chile ran smoothly. It was a country full of good examples for the continent. But some Chileans were not happy. They fell for the Bolivarian tale, which said that the well-resolved country of the region was going from bad to …

Solidarity with Cuba grows in Bolivia and Argentina

In an interview granted to Prensa Latina, the president of the Bolivian Movement of Solidarity with Cuba in La Paz, Jorge Barron, explained that during a visit to Buenos Aires and Rosario, he is participating in meetings to define initiatives to denounce …

Bolivia reports dengue cases decreasing but too early to claim victory

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Bolivia Minister of Health and Sports, Jeyson Auza, affirmed this Thursday that the number of dengue cases in the country is decreasing due to the various actions carried out by the national government. Image/CDC “If we make an …

¿Estamos Saliendo Adelante? Assessing Bolivia’s Macroeconomic Stability

The long lines outside branches of Bolivia’s state-controlled Banco Unión to acquire dollars in major cities from La Paz to Santa Cruz over recent days reflect growing uncertainty about the country’s macroeconomic trajectory. The rush to buy dollars …

They were strangers in Bolivia. Six months later they fell in love in Paris

Francesca Street, CNN On her first date with Augustin Pasquet, Michelle Young found herself weaving through the streets of Paris on the back of his moped. As they headed down the Champs-Élysées, Michelle snapped a photograph with her digital camera. In the …

A meeting in Bolivia let to love in Paris

CNN  —  On her first date with Augustin Pasquet, Michelle Young found herself weaving through the streets of Paris on the back of his moped. As they headed down the Champs-Élysées, Michelle snapped a photograph with her digital camera. In the distance, she …