Researchers used several software programs to reconstruct the face of the man who liberated Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela from the Spanish crown. Scans of Bolivar’s ...

CARACAS, VenezuelaCARACAS, Venezuela — For Hugo Chavez, Simon Bolivar is more than a founding ... nationalist symbol to rally his supporters. A portrait of the 19th century independence leader ...

The president often speaks under a portrait of "The Liberator" and ... Chavez first suggested in December 2007 that Venezuela should open Bolivar's coffin to examine the remains.

There are 13 communities named Bolivar in thew United States, but this year marks the 200th anniversary of Bolivar, New York.