America Bolivia A series of 17th-century documents recently brought to attention by UNESCO reveal that the trafficking of Africans to exploit Bolivia’s Cerro Rico silver mines was the origin of the Black community in the country
America Bolivia 77 gold bars seized at Viru Viru Airport in compliance with a court order have been delivered to the Central Bank of Bolivia; the total weight recorded during the valuation process is 189.503,9 grams with an average purity over 90%
America Bolivia Alert is rising over organized crime as a new wave of violence is spreading around Santa Cruz; hitmen murdered seven people in two days, including a police sub-lieutenant investigating a quadruple homicide that occurred hours earlier
America Bolivia Seven presidential decrees have introduced economic reforms covering fuel supply, imports, electricity tariffs, pensions and mining, as the government seeks to boost investment and stabilize the economy
America Bolivia A new emergency legislation has been enacted: it expands the police and army’s range of action in regulating protests; President Paz responded to the demonstrations of the past month, that he described as led by “drug trafficking interests”