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In Pictures: Bolivia protests
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Baja earthquake rattles Mexico, but causes no injuries
Baja earthquake: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Mexico's Baja Peninsula. Some schools and other public buildings were closed as a precaution, but there are no reports of injuries or major damage.
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Latin America Monitor Assange asylum case ripples through Latin America
Ecuador's decision to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could have an impact on extradition cases throughout Latin America.
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How Latin America is reinventing the war on drugsFrustrated with US dictates, countries across the region are floating new ideas to curb drug trafficking, from 'soft' enforcement to legalization.
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Latin America Monitor Another 'coup' coming in Latin America? Bolivia police strike enters sixth day.
Bolivian President Evo Morales has claimed right-wing forces have infiltrated the police protest in La Paz, which has now entered its sixth day.
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Pollution threatens South America's Lake Titicaca
Growing urbanization is threatening Lake Titicaca along the Boliva-Peru border, and endangering those who depend on it for agriculture and drinking water.
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After 250-mile protest march, indigenous reach Bolivian capital to face president
The protesters' march from their home in the TIPNIS territory, where construction of a government-backed road has incited the community, has shaken President Evo Morales' political base.
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In Pictures: Bolivia protests
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Bolivian indigenous struggle to be heard – by indigenous President Morales
Indigenous groups across Latin America are increasingly butting heads with leaders they elected and demanding greater participation in decisions that affect their ancestral lands.
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Bolivia's president accuses US of sparking protest
More than a thousand indigenous Bolivians have been marching against a highway being built across their land. Evo Morales says the US is behind the opposition.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/21
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/08
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A Young Man’s Guide to Late Capitalism
Can a global hedge fund spy with a hankering for a haute-Manhattan lifestyle find happiness among Bolivian indigenos?
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 03/23
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In Pictures: Wacky weddings
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Before Republicans start budget-slashing, take a lesson from Bolivia
The history of South American countries like Bolivia and Ecuador shows that abrupt austerity measures to pull back government subsidies equate with political suicide and civil unrest. America's budget-slashing Congress should take note.
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Bolivia's Morales scrambles to stem crisis over massive fuel price hike
President Evo Morales's decision to cut fuel subsidies has led to repeated protests, most recently today, by poor Bolivians who make up his political base.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day: 12/23
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Lunar Eclipse Monday night: Where can it be seen?
Lunar Eclipse: Unlike a total eclipse of the sun, which is only visible to those in the path of totality, eclipses of the moon can usually be observed from one's own backyard.
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Bolivian land reform: a country strives to sustain an 'agrarian revolution'
Land reform programs have failed elsewhere in South America, but Bolivia forges ahead in hopes of helping the poor farm their way out of poverty.
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Mexico earthquake was 6.7 magnitude
Mexico earthquake: The tremor struck about 72 miles south of Los Mochis, a city just inland from the coast in Sinaloa. It was centered at a relatively shallow depth of 5.6 miles.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 08/23
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 07/14
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A missionary priest becomes a master builder in a booming Bolivian metropolis
For decades, missionary priest Sebastián Obermaier has built churches, schools, and clinics in the poor Bolivian boom town of El Alto.
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