A country of extremes, landlocked Bolivia is the highest and most isolated country in South America. It has the largest proportion of indigenous people, who make up around two-thirds of the population ...

Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and countercoups. Democratic ...

(Reuters) - Bolivians vote on Sunday and polls suggest that leftist Evo Morales, the country's first indigenous president, will easily win re-election and could also gain control of Congress. That ...

(Reuters) - As many as 30 people have died in the last week amid political violence in Bolivia, in a deepening conflict between President Evo Morales and opposition governors who fiercely resist his ...

Mr. Morales was once a hugely popular leader, hailed by the nation’s Indigenous majority and the global left. Now, he’s been ousted from office, and it is unclear who will replace him. By Anatoly ...

Pablo Andrés Rivero analyzes [es] data about the use of social media and the internet in Bolivia. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to ...

Though rich in mineral and energy resources, Bolivia is one of South America's poorest countries. Wealthy urban elites, who are mostly of Spanish ancestry, have traditionally dominated political and ...

Some facts about Bolivia, which held national elections Sunday: Land and People: Landlocked country of 8.5 million people in heart of South America. Two-thirds is tropical lowland, one-third Andean ...