The roots of Bolivia’s success are found in Ferrel’s home region of the Chapare, where Indigenous coca-growing women, known as “ cocaleras,” fought against the 1990s U.S.-financed war on ...

Former anti-drugs chief known as "Macho" extradited from Bolivia nearly 3 years after U.S. offered $5 million reward Updated on: December 13, 2024 / 6:33 AM EST / CBS/AP ...

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Protesters streamed into Bolivia’s capital, throats hoarse from chanting and feet blistered from a week of walking along the national highway. The throngs of street vendors ...

The New Normal In 2010 and 2012, Bolivia did something bold: It enacted national laws recognizing the rights of Pachamama, or Mother Earth.

Bolivia has been left reeling after troops, led by General Juan José Zúñiga, briefly seized the presidential palace in La Paz during an attempted coup.

Within Bolivia, the world’s third-biggest producer of the coca leaf, and of cocaine, the ancient leaf has inspired spiritual rituals among Indigenous communities for generations — and more ...

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Armored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia's government palace Wednesday in an apparent coup attempt, but President Luis Arce vowed to stand firm and named a new army ...

Mr Morales returned to Bolivia, eyeing the election due in 2025. It soon became clear that Mr Arce wanted to stay in power. Mr Morales has the support of his ex-ministers and rural workers’ unions.

2. Use cases Boliviano: As Bolivia’s national currency, the Boliviano is used primarily for everyday transactions within the country, such as buying goods and services or paying taxes.

The country’s former President Evo Morales, a longtime leader of coca growers’ unions who famously threw the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency out of Bolivia in 2009, used his office to develop ...