Topic: Bolivia

Bolivia's autonomy referendums signal rightist backlash

On Sunday, the Amazonian states of Beni and Pando voted overwhelmingly in favor of more autonomy from the socialist government of Evo Morales.

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Opinion: America the breakup artist

US support for partition movements is opening a can of worms.

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Is water becoming ‘the new oil’?

Population, pollution, and climate put the squeeze on potable supplies – and private companies smell a profit. Others ask: Should water be a human right?

Opinion: Rethink the fight against cocaine

Drug use is up, and Colombian farmers are unfairly targeted. Let's overhaul counternarcotics.

Critics slam loss of Brazil’s environmental chief

Brazil’s hard-line environment minister quit last week in a move lauded by agribusiness interests.

Across much of Latin America, inflation is the top issue

In 2008, Venezuela's inflation rate is projected to be 25 percent – second only to Zimbabwe's.

In tense Bolivia, a push to bridge political divides

As four provinces press for more autonomy, one group teaches how to heal racial and political tensions.

Music transforms kids and towns in remote area of Bolivia

Inspired by a biannual baroque festival and the legacy of missionaries, young people join choirs and take up the violin and Vivaldi in parishes across the country's eastern lowlands.

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Ortega leads anti-U.S. critique at Latin American food summit

Leaders at Wednesday's summit in Nicaragua blamed US trade policies for the region's food crisis.

Push for autonomy shakes Bolivia

The gas-rich province of Santa Cruz voted Sunday for less central government control, raising tensions with leftist President Evo Morales and his supporters.

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The Monitor's View: Untapped oil, overtapped politics

High pump prices can be traced to oil exporters such as Mexico that play politics with oil.

Latin American leftist leaders vow to fight food price hikes

The four countries, joined in a trading bloc called ALBA, said they would step up agricultural production efforts.

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Paraguay could shift left in Sunday's presidential polls

A win by Fernando Lugo, a former liberal priest, would follow a leftist trend in South America.

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Peru sees shadowy hand of Chávez – everywhere

Peru's Congress is investigating new Bolivarian 'fair-trade' groups. Are they funded by Venezuela?

Helping hands around the world

The Internet has made giving to those less fortunate easier than ever.

Tropical glaciers slowly vanish

Rivers fed by melting glaciers across Latin America may soon dry up, forcing changes on the people who depend upon them.

Tropical glaciers slowly vanish

Rivers fed by melting glaciers across Latin America may soon dry up, forcing changes on the people who depend upon them.

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