El Dia reports in hoybolivia.com: The external debt rose by 10.5% El Dia.- The balance of Bolivia’s external debt at the end of year 2015 increased by 10.5% over the previous year, despite of that, its structure remains sustainable, reported yesterday the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB). “The ratio between the balance and gross domestic…
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Meet the Cholita Wrestlers Beating Down the Patriarchy in Bolivia
Lauren Evans writes in Broadly: Meet the Cholita Wrestlers Beating Down the Patriarchy in Bolivia Cholitas, the indigenous women of Bolivia, are pile-driving their way into the previously male-dominated sport of wrestling, skirts and all. It’s Sunday afternoon in El Alto, Bolivia, and sun is streaming through the grit-streaked windows of the city’s Multifunctional Center….
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completes High Altitude Flight Testing in Bolivia
Airways News reports: The Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completes High Altitude Flight Testing in Bolivia By Roberto Leiro The Boeing 737 MAX flight test program has embarked on its first international flight, successfully completing the high altitude flight test campaign in La Paz, Bolivia. On its way to the Latin American country, the second 737…
Japan builds physics lab in Bolivia
AAP reports for SBS: Japan builds physics lab in Bolivia Japan will help build a laboratory to study cosmic rays in the mountains of Bolivia. Japan will finance the construction of a $US5 million ($A6.52 million) laboratory in Bolivia for the study of cosmic rays, Japanese Nobel laureate Takaaki Kajita says. The winner of the…
Instagram snapshots: The Harteau family on Death Road, Bolivia
The Guardian reports: Instagram snapshots: The Harteau family on Death Road, Bolivia A daring family adventure … the Harteaus have explored 16 countries, and their latest stop takes in the highs and lows of Bolivia. . ..
Bolivia president undergoes paternity test in scandal
AFP reports in YahooNews: Bolivia president undergoes paternity test in scandal A court has ordered Bolivia’s leftist president Evo Morales to undergo a paternity test to answer claims by his ex-partner Gabriela Zapata that he is indeed the father of her child A court has ordered Bolivia’s leftist president Evo Morales to undergo a paternity…
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