The Price of Civilization: Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile, Trapped between Development and Environmental Constraints
In Brazil and Chile, the government-backed plans to build two dams in order to increase their domestic energy supplies, have
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Bolivia
‘Death Road’ for Morales’ Popularity with Indigenous Groups
Source: Accidents Planet Driving can be a harrowing experience in Bolivia. Consider, for instance, the North Yungas Road, or “Death
Read MoreTradition Trumps the Treaty: Bolivia Repeals its Ban on Coca
On June 29, 2011, Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first Aymara Indian president, withdrew his country from the United Nation’s (UN) 1961
Read MoreBolívar and Chávez: A Worthy Comparison?
Source: Britannica In South America, Simón Bolívar is the equivalent of George Washington on steroids; every single Founding Father conglomerated
Read MoreHome, Sweet Home: Migration between Latin American Countries
Source: http://lokheilorrainecheung.wordpress.com/ In the final decades of the twentieth century, Latin America – once a prominent destination for migrants – slowly
Read MoreBolivia and its Lithium: The Next Saudi Arabia?
Source: http://users.cis.fiu.edu/~meraz001/Bolivia.html According to Bolivian Aymara legend, there once lived a Vulcan Goddess whose breast had grown tired from nurturing
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