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- The Salt Hotel of Bolivia
Built on the vast salt desert of Salar de Uyuni, in Bolivia, the Salt Hotel has become a popular tourist attraction. The Salt Hotel of Salar de Uyuni is sort of similar to the Ice Hotel of Sweden, only it?s never in any danger of melting. The Salt
- Bolivia points to energy, rail nationalization (AFP)
AFP © [Enlarge photo] LA PAZ (AFP) - Bolivian President Evo Morales on Saturday hinted that parts of the country's energy and rail sectors, currently backed by foreign capital, could soon be nationalized. 'It is true we have not fulfilled all our
- Bolivia President Points To Energy, Rail Nationalization (DJ)
LA PAZ (AFP)--Bolivian President Evo Morales on Saturday hinted that parts of the country's energy and rail sectors, currently backed by foreign capital, could soon be nationalized. 'It is true we have not fulfilled all our promises, we still have
- Bolivia points to energy, rail nationalization
LA PAZ (AFP) - Bolivian President Evo Morales on Saturday hinted that parts of the country's energy and rail sectors, currently backed by foreign capital, could soon be nationalized. 'It is true we have not fulfilled all our promises, we still have
- Bolivia President Points To Energy, Rail Nationalization
Bolivian President Evo Morales on Saturday hinted that parts of the country's energy and rail sectors, currently backed by foreign capital, could soon be nationalized. 'It is true we have not fulfilled all our promises, we still have railways and we
- A Miner's Life in Potosi, Bolivia
Home » Politics & Society » South American Affairs » Bolivia » A Miner's Life in Potosi, Bolivia © Tony Dunnell The miners of Potosi, some barely 9-years-old, struggle to make a living while trying to stay alive in the harsh conditions within
- UN and OAS Threaten Honduran Sovereignty
The UN General Assembly on June 30 adopted a resolution by acclamation ? sponsored by Bolivia, Venezuela, Mexico, and the United States, among other UN members ? condemning the coup 'that has interrupted the democratic and constitutional order and
- Bolivia Eyes Lithium Riches In Spectacular Salt Desert
For years, the Salar de Uyuni has been a remote but popular tourist draw in southern Bolivia: the world's highest salt desert, whose blinding white expanse stretches to the horizon. Now, though, the backpackers and locals who depend on their trade fear
- Programa Pantanal de WWF Bolivia - hoja informativa
© Simple Estudios / WWF Bolivia Programa Pantanal de WWF Bolivia Download Fact sheet Programa Pantanal Bolivia 3.01 MB pdf Desde 1998, WWF trabaja en la región, focalizada en la llanura de sedimentación de la cuenca, es decir el Gran Pantanal, a
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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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