Aid, Nationalism and Inter-American Relations, Guatemala, Bolivia and the United States 1945-1961: Guatemala, Bolivia, and the United States, 1945-1961 (Latin American Studies)
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The winds of change, they are a blowing. Values are suddenly the currency of the day. Time magazine believes we have the beginnings of a Responsibility Revolution . But to establish what those responsibilities are, the values that underpin them have to be determined first. Values are the bedrock of the new world that we are creating. So what of these values? Interestingly, it is not just the talk of...
There are times that the press lets stuff by that is simply breathtakingly stupid. Here they are eager to associate the present low water levels at Lake Titicaca with global warming causation while in the same sentence establishing that lower levels are historical in 1949 and obviously before. All they have established, besides their belief system is that there is a decadal cycle out there that impacts...
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La Paz - The broadcast of a rape on a Bolivian television network caused outrage Wednesday in the Andean country. We have witnessed Tuesday the footage of a sexual act in which four young men rape a 13-year-old girl, and that is outrageous, indecent...
According to Bolivian President Evo Morales, lithium is not only important to his country’s economic future but is “the hope of humanity,” as the lightweight metal efficiently stores energy capable of powering the eco-friendly cars of the future. Bolivia’s lithium reserves have made headlines in the past and once again currently. The country holds a [...]
* El Salvador: Six Jesuit priests slain in an infamous 1989 massacre where remembered by Salvadorans including being posthumously granted the country’s highest honor by President Mauricio Funes. * Bolivia: With president Evo Morales apparently on his way to reelection the big race may be for control of Bolivia’s legislature . * Mexico: Could increased auto demand in the U.S. help drag Mexico...
La Paz, Bolivia - Global warming has accelerated the evaporation of Lake Titicaca, the water level of which has dropped to the lowest point in years, Carlos Andrade, of the Binational Autonomous Authority of Lake Titicaca (ATL), told The Associated Press last week. "Water levels have fallen 88 cm (nearly 3 feet) this year, far exceeding normal lows," Andrade said. read more
() --Speaking at a ceremony at the Gualberto Villarroel Military Collage in La Paz marking the 199th anniversary of the Bolivian army, President Evo Morales warned that the United States has designs on the country's subsoil resources—especially naming gas, iron and . He also again criticized the new as a threat to the hemisphere, and said that in response Bolivia will seek new and Russia. "It...
Coroico what a beautiful place. It reminded me very much of Mindo but definitely not as good as I am so very fond of Mindo. The cloud forest is probably one of my favourite places. It has the right climate beautiful scenery and enough life to keep my wildlife obsession happy This was a nice break from the hustle and bustle of La Paz the biggest city in Bolivia. Coroico is just a 3 hour bus r
Travelled north to Rurrenabaque, a small town downriver from the Amazon jungle. The journey, was an 18 hour bus journey on roads that can only be described as hazardous and at times hair raising.... Returning a week later I opted for the more expensive option (47 pounds, total, as opposed to 8 pounds on the bus) of flying back to La Paz, a flight of 35 minutes and worth every extra penny. Rurrenabaque...
The Independent (UK) : Once home to the highest ski resort in the world and now reduced to a rocky mountainside, Bolivia's Chacaltaya range bears powerful witness to the precipitous melting of glaciers. The rusting remains of a ski lift now dominate what was once the highest ski-run in the world perched on the Chacaltaya glacier at some 5,300 meters (17,390 feet) high. "That's all there's left:...
The surreality of La Paz is perhaps expressed no more distinctly than in the Valley of the Moon or Valle de la Luna as it is known here. Where in England could you find a city where moonscapes flank its edges Quite normal here though normal in this capital of Bolivia a microcosm of the strangeness of its mother country. We visited the valley this morning but I'm still not sure what to m
Bolivia used their home advantage to claim another big scalp in South American World Cup qualifying as they beat Brazil 2-1 in La Paz. Back in April, Bolivia thrashed Argentina 6-1 as Diego Maradona's team could not cope with the 3,600 meters altitude, and have now ended Brazil's 11-game winning streak.
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