Times of Israel reports: Israeli tourist dies on Bolivia’s ‘Road of Death’ Woman, 28, suffers from altitude sickness during bike ride, dies on way to hospital An Israeli tourist died in Bolivia from altitude sickness. The 28-year-old was biking on Yungas Road, popularly known as the “Road of Death” due to the prevalence of car…
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Five tourists killed at Bolivia’s famous salt flats after vehicle they were travelling in flipped upside down
John Hutchinson reports for MAINLINE and ASSOCIATED PRESS: Five tourists killed at Bolivia’s famous salt flats after vehicle they were travelling in flipped upside down Three Belgians, one Italian and one Peruvian died in the car accident Three people were also injured, and transported 125 miles to hospital Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt…
Bolivia: 2 Disabled Protesters Killed in a Demonstration
Associated Press reports for ABC News: Bolivia: 2 Disabled Protesters Killed in a Demonstration A drunk driver in Bolivia ran into a protest by people with disabilities, killing two of them, authorities said on Thursday. Four other people were injured in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba. The demonstrators have been protesting in wheelchairs and crutches…
Two Mass. men say they have found long-lost ‘black boxes’ in Bolivia
Astead W. Herndon reports for The Boston Globe: Two Mass. men say they have found long-lost ‘black boxes’ in Bolivia Searching for the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder of Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 in Bolivia were (from left) Jose Lazo, Peter Frick-Wright, Robert Rauch, Dan Futrell, and Isaac Stoner. For two…
4 dead, 3 vendors hurt after plane hits market in Bolivia
AP reports for CBS News: 4 dead, 3 vendors hurt after plane hits market in Bolivia LA PAZ, Bolivia — Police in Bolivia say a small plane crashed into a market in a town in the country’s north, killing all four people in the aircraft and injuring three vendors on the ground. The Cessna 206…
At least nine dead in bus crash in Bolivia
EFE reports for Foxnews Latino: At least nine dead in bus crash in Bolivia [photo is from El Deber, to read that in Spanish, please use this link http://m.eldeber.com.bo/bolivia/nueve-muertos-tragico-accidente-yungas.html%5D At least nine people died and four were injured on Monday when the bus in which a Peruvian band was apparently riding went off the road…
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