HISTORICAL FACTS: 23 | History Defined

In Bolivia, literacy training makes a profound difference

Bolivia is one of the poorest nations in South America, and nearly a fourth of its citizens could not read nor write a generation ago

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

World court: scant disagreement in Chile, Bolivia water row

The International Court of Justice says it had little to rule on in a long-running dispute over the Silala River which flows from Bolivia to Chile as the Latin American neighbors have mostly resolved their differences

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

World court: Bolivia, Chile close together in river dispute

The United Nations’ highest court found little to rule on in a long-running dispute over a small river which flows from Bolivia to Chile as the Latin American neighbors had mostly resolved their conflict during the 6-year proceedings

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

Unchecked deforestation destroying evidence of lost Amazon civilisation

Cutting down trees in Bolivia’s Beni region not only damages the environment, it obliterates ancient remains: ‘That part of the archaeological archive is lost’

The Guardian - US · Nov 22, 2022

Power struggle divides Bolivia as soy-rich Santa Cruz demands more clout

Tropical, sunny and relatively wealthy, Bolivia's farming region of Santa Cruz has long butted heads with the arid highland political capital La Paz. Now, buttressed by rising soy and beef exports, it is in a power struggle for greater political and financial clout.

Reuters · Nov 21, 2022

Coca chewing gets a chic makeover

SANTIAGO: With flavours ranging from bubble gum to passion fruit and TikTok stars promoting it, chewing coca has become the latest chic trend in Bolivia.

Bangkok Post · Nov 12, 2022

Coca chewing gets chic makeover with bubblegum flavor and TikTok fans

With flavors ranging from bubble gum to passion fruit and TikTok stars promoting it, chewing coca has become the latest chic trend in Bolivia.

Reuters · Nov 12, 2022

Bolivia calls census in 2024 as protests reach three-week mark

Bolivia will hold its first census in more than a decade in 2024, President Luis Arce said in a midnight speech on Saturday, scheduling it a year later than demanded by the opposition, as protests crippling part of the nation hit the three-week mark.

Reuters · Nov 11, 2022

Bolivia’s ‘Water People’ Face Uncertain Future With Loss Of Major Lifeline

Bolivia's Lake Poopo was once a fountain of life for local inhabitants, but it is now a desert with abandoned boats. 

Zenger · Nov 10, 2022

The left now rules most of Latin America. Will it be able to live up to its promises?

MEXICO CITY — Over the last four years, leftist candidates have won presidential elections in one Latin American country after the other: Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Colombia.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 5, 2022