La Paz

Several Bolivian politicians are shown in a room holding their hands in the air in celebration.

Morales aide claims victory in Bolivia's presidential vote

Evo Morales' party claimed victory in a presidential election that appeared to reject the right-wing policies of the interim government that took power in Bolivia after the leftist leader resigned and fled the country a year ago.

Morales aide claims victory in Bolivia's presidential vote
Eloy Rojas Mamani, right, gestures toward his wife Etelvina Ramos Mamani are shown standing next to each other with Eloy wearing a dark suit and Etelvina wearing a white top.

'October Massacre' victims' trial highlights traumas in Bolivia

'October Massacre' victims' trial highlights traumas in Bolivia
An indigenous woman holding a Wiphala flag carries a kid, in La Paz, Bolivia November 13, 2019.

Bolivia sees backlash against conservative interim leader

Bolivia sees backlash against conservative interim leader
Several people are shown running in the street with one man draped in a Bolivian flag.

'Everything is a mess': Morales' exit convulses Bolivia

'Everything is a mess': Morales' exit convulses Bolivia
protest

Is Evo Morales leading Bolivia toward dictatorship?

Is Evo Morales leading Bolivia toward dictatorship?
two Bolivian women square off in a wrestling ring

How Indigenous women revolutionized Bolivian wrestling

The more they fight, the more popular they become — and the more pushback they receive.

How Indigenous women revolutionized Bolivian wrestling
A woman wearing blue stands at her stall in the market

Women are making Bolivia a destination for foodies

Women dominate the food business in Bolivia. From farmers to market sellers, chefs to restaurant owners, women are transforming Bolivia's capital, La Paz, into a food destination.

Women are making Bolivia a destination for foodies
Bolivia’s dried-out Ajuan Khota dam, a reservoir affected by drought near La Paz, photographed on Nov. 17.

With melting glaciers and mining, Bolivia’s water is running dangerously low

Bolivia is suffering its worst drought in 25 years. La Paz residents have been protesting over months-long water shortages which they say should have been avoided.

With melting glaciers and mining, Bolivia’s water is running dangerously low
An Aymara indigenous woman practices climbing on the Huayna Potosi mountain, Bolivia April 2016.

Casting aside imposing summits, these women are scaling Bolivia's peaks in their traditional 'cholita' clothing

Two years ago, about a dozen Aymara indigenous women in Bolivia put crampons on under their wide traditional skirts and started to do their own climbing.

Casting aside imposing summits, these women are scaling Bolivia's peaks in their traditional 'cholita' clothing
Road of death

If you're looking for a good time, try a ride down Bolivia's 'road of death'

In Bolivia, bicyclists are drawn to a dirt road that is known as the "road of death." It's windy, narrow and edged out of the side of a mountain. So off the road is a steep, deadly drop. Sound great, right?

If you're looking for a good time, try a ride down Bolivia's 'road of death'
President Evo Morales of Bolivia playing in a friendly match in La Paz in 2011

Bolivia's president is going to play professional soccer, and maybe win over a few voters

What if President Obama joined the NBA's Washington Wizards? Obama might want to consider that, after he hears what Bolivian President Evo Morales is up to. Morales has just been offered a contract to play professional soccer in Bolivia's first division.

Bolivia's president is going to play professional soccer, and maybe win over a few voters
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Venezuelan baseball players try to stop unrest in the country with tweets

Baseball is a big deal in the country, but can messages from Venezuelan MLB players stop violent protests?

Venezuelan baseball players try to stop unrest in the country with tweets

For one American, soccer made all the difference when he moved to his native Bolivia

Eddie Avila was born in Kansas to Bolivian parents. Growing up, he was more interested in basketball than football — the version we'd call soccer. But when he eventually moved home to Bolivia, it was soccer that called him there and helped him connect with his native land.

For one American, soccer made all the difference when he moved to his native Bolivia

Home of César Chávez Now a National Monument

Home of César Chávez Now a National Monument

As Morales pushes for more reforms, Bolivians express frustration

Evo Morales swept into power in Bolivia as the first indigenous president in a nation that counts indigneous people as almost two-thirds of its population. He promised reforms and has followed through, though many say they're not far-reaching enough. Or they're just not buying in at all.

As Morales pushes for more reforms, Bolivians express frustration