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- Incas Performed Complex Skull Surgeries
One of the most developed pre-Columbian civilizations was the Inca empire, stretching through the highlands of Andes, in today's Ecuador, Peru, south Columbia, western Bolivia and northwest Argentina. The Inca civilization was outstanding because of its
- Bolivia's ex-leaders sued for 67 deaths
MIAMI ? Eight-year-old Marlene Nancy Rojas Ramos was at home in Warista, Bolivia, when she peeked out a second-story window at the anti-government protests erupting in the streets and a bullet tore through her chest. She fell onto a bed where her
- Bolivia: A zone of turbulence
2008, IRED.Com, Inc., Simeon Mitropolitski Bolivia will nationalize four energy companies, one upon an agreement with its current owners, and other three through state decrees. The announcement came exactly two years after the president Evo Morales,
- Bolivia's Morales approves August recall vote
LA PAZ (AP) -- President Evo Morales committed himself and Bolivia's nine governors on Monday to face recall votes on Aug. 10. ''Personally I have no fear of the people,'' Morales said. ''Let the people judge us.'' Morales originally proposed the recall
- 'Autonomy' vote in Bolivian state a divide-and-conquer ploy
The separatist scheme follows the classic imperialist strategy of divide-and-conquer. The vote was organized by Bolivia's right wing with full U.S. support. by Sam Holguin(PSL)Washington working hand in hand with separatistsOn May 4, an illegal
- Bolivian Mission Towns Revive Baroque Legacy
Deep in the tropics of Bolivia, a revival of centuries-old music is captivating crowds and creating the next generation of the country's classical musicians. At an international Baroque music festival this month, strains of Bach and Vivaldi are stirring
- Morales calls Bolivian referendum
Bolivia's President Evo Morales has signed a bill calling for a nationwide referendum on his government on the 10th of August. The poll will also decide the fate of nine regional governors. Morales first proposed the bill four months ago as a means of
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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon Bolivar, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in the 1980s, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deep-seated poverty, social unrest, and drug production. Current goals include attracting foreign investment, strengthening the educational system, continuing the privatization program, and waging an anticorruption campaign.
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AP - President Evo Morales committed himself and Bolivia's nine governors on Monday to face recall votes on Aug. 10, gambling that his unfinished term will survive a referendum whose peculiar rules tilt in the populist leader's favor.
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