6 Die in Plane Crash in Bolivia

VOA reports: A Bolivian air force plane crashed in the Amazonian region shortly after takeoff Saturday afternoon, killing all those on board.     The victims on the twin-engine propeller plane included four Spanish nationals and the two-man crew, an air force captain and lieutenant.  The Spaniards were en route to catch a flight back to Spain,…

Bolivia NGO warns of increase in forest fires

AFP reports for CNA: LA PAZ: Environmentalists in Bolivia warned on Thursday (Apr 30) of a marked increase in forest fires this year that threaten a repeat of the environmental disaster that ravaged much of the Amazon in 2019. Bolivia registered 15,354 forest fires in the first four months of the year – a 35…