Police to Question Girl Seen ‘Pushing’ Before Balcony Collapse that Killed 7

Sally Underwood, EuroWeekly: POLICE in Bolivia have said they will question a girl seen “pushing” another woman on a balcony before it collapsed killing seven people. Officers from the Bolivian police said they will question the girl after she was seen pushing before a balcony collapse which killed seven people. Dramatic footage of the incident…

Extorsión – El Alto – Extortion

Editorial, El Deber: A kidnapped mayor The mayor of El Alto, Soledad Chapetón, was kidnapped by residents of the 14th district of that city, and was held in the Virgen de Urkupiña temple from 4:00 p.m. on Saturday until late at night as a measure of pressure to force her to sign an agreement to…

Peruvian Airlines plane skids on runway in Bolivia

BBC News reports: A plane carrying 127 people skidded and fell on its side on a runway at an airport in Bolivia after it appeared to collapse onto its landing gear. The Peruvian Airlines Boeing 737 was landing at El Alto airport, west of the capital La Paz, after arriving from Cuzco on Thursday. None…

More than 20 writers present their works

Pagina Siete reports: More than 20 writers present their works The program La Paz Reads will open the curtain with the presentation of more than 20 works, among short stories, poems and novels, by writers from La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba, Oruro, Sucre and Potosí. The activity, which will be held today [04/21/2017] from 15:00,…

In La Paz, Bolivia, Commuters Take Elevated Route

Katrina Wheelan reports for the Valley News: Column: In Bolivia, Commuters Take Elevated Route Almost every major city in the world is clogged with traffic. Usually residents take buses that weave through the traffic or subways that run underneath it. In La Paz, commuters can float right over the packed roads. Bolivia’s capital city is home…