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SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia | Narco-trafficking cartels are migrating to the Andes region in Bolivia, where a diminished U.S. presence has allowed a boom in cocaine production and the opening of new drug routes, regional anti-drug officials say. Recent studies by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime show a steep rise in cocaine production in Bolivia and a smaller increase in Peru. They also show a drop in ...
JESUS DE MACHACA, Bolivia—In Ecuador, the Shuar are blocking highways to defend their hunting grounds. In Chile, the Mapuche are occupying ranches to pressure for land, schools and clinics. In Bolivia, a new constitution gives the country’s 36 indigenous peoples the right to self-rule. All over Latin America, and especially in the Andes, a political awakening is emboldening Indians who have ...
When Marcel Quiroga moved back to the United States from Bolivia while in her late 30s, she knew she would be starting from scratch. She didn’t have a job, she didn’t have a place to call home, yet she had two children to support on her own. Cut to four years later, and the Marblehead resident is already on her way to ascending toward the top of the financial field.
Drummer Martin Urbach is a citizen of the world. His travels have taken him from his native Bolivia to New Orleans and then New York. His experiences along the way are expressed musically on Free Will (Self Produced, 2008). In this interview, Urbach talks about his musical and cultural upbringing; h...
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 20, 2009) - Orvana Minerals Corp. (TSX:ORV) today announced preliminary mine development plans for its projects in Spain, the U.S. and Bolivia. The plans include initial targets for gold-copper production from the El Valle-Boinas/Carles underground mine project in northern Spain, which Orvana acquired in September 2009. Orvana also announced gold production ...
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Argentine defender Gabriel Milito returned to action after an 18-month injury lay-off on Wednesday as Barcelona defeated Bolivar CF of Bolivia 4-1 in a friendly match.
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...
The Office of International Programs organized International Education Week from Nov. 16 to 20. The event informed participants about study abroad opportunities, the international studies major, passport information and the similarities between sister land-grant institutions in Bolivia and North Dakota.
Current TCU swimmers Maria Paula Alvarez and Edgar Crespo, alongside former Horned Frog Alejandro Gomez, competed this week at the 16th Annual Bolivarian Games in Sucre, Bolivia.
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Evaporation blamed on global warming has reduced Lake Titicaca, one of the world's highest navigable lakes, to its lowest level since 1949, authorities said Thursday.
Edgeworth native Mimi Brooks Woodbridge, world traveler and Peace Corps volunteer, 15 years ago helped establish Spirit of the Andes, an organization that helps women earn a living by hand-knitting clothing that is sold to individuals and stores in Bolivia, England, the United States, Japan and Denmark.
Facing a group of presidents loudly critical of Washington, the U.S. government's Voice of America broadcast is expanding its audience in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, VOA officials say.
Bolivia | The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office is holding a pill turn-in Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A traveler who arrived at Miami International Airport earlier this month must pay a $300 penalty for trying to smuggle fresh sweet potatoes from Bolivia into the United States by disguising the vegetables as a candy. According to a news release, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists discovered the 18 small sweet potatoes in early November.
A traveler who arrived at Miami International Airport earlier this month must pay a $300 penalty for trying to smuggle fresh sweet potatoes from Bolivia into the United States by disguising the vegetables as candy.
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