Bolivia Opening Seville Consulate

On February 14th Bolivia's ambassador to Spain Carmen Almendra announced to Red Erbol that next week Bolivia will be opening a consulate in Seville largely to attend to the needs numerous Bolivian ex-patriots working there. 

Authorities Seize More Than $200,000 in Illegal Animals

Between December 2009 and February 3, 2010 Bolivian authorities intercepted shipments of illegally captured endangered animals valued at over US$200,000.

Bolivia Irked by Brazil Condescension

Bolivian politicians have delivered a curt response to Brazil's somewhat condescending stance on the

Bolivia Accepts 88 Haitian Refugees

Bolivian Immigration confirmed that as of January 27th Bolivia has admitted 88 Haitian refugees who are

Lula Affirms Bolivian Gas Contracts, Cites Solidarity

President Lula of Brazil re-affirmed his committment to natural gas purchasing contracts with Bolivia despite

Morales Accuses NGOs of Spying

 In Tarija on January 29th Bolivian President Evo Morales criticized NGOs, saying that some "are the 5th

Bus Crash Kills 17 Chileans, 1 Bolivian; 31 injured

January 21st at 9:40PM, a Chilean bus from the Pullman Bus company smashed into an illegally parked logging truck on the Oruro-La Paz road.  The Bus carried 45 passengers and left from Arica, Chile. The

War of Words Bolivia-US Continues

 On Friday January 22nd Bolivia's Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca called remarks made by United States UN  deputy-ambassador Alejandro Wolff unacceptable. Choquehuanca stated, "These remarks are

Evo Inaugurated as President

(Video in Spanish)  Evo Morales Aima was inaugurated on January 21st as the indigenous spiritual and social leader of Bolivia and on January 22nd as the President of the Pluri-National Republic of Bolivia from 2010-2015. Evo gave a
two hour speech in which he outlined his accomplishments, future plans and criticized the United States and then convened the Pluri-National Legislative Assembly. His main plans lay in implementing the new constitution that his Movement to Socialism party forced into effect without much of the opposition present. Leaders of state such as Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Chile's Michelle Bachilet, Ecuador's Rafael Correa, Spain's Prince Felipe de Borbón, Paraguay's Fernando Lugo, the Colombian Vice President, the Cuban Vice-President, and the US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis were present along with special guests such as Guatemalan indigenous rights campaigner Rigoberta Menchú.  President Cristina Fernandez of Argentina had been scheduled to come but had to bow out due to an ongoing banking crisis in Argentina. Peru sent a lowly ex-prime minister as an insult to President Morales who has an acrimonious relationship with Peruvian President Alan Garcia.  US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis affirmed that Bolivia is living a historic moment and begins a new cycle of development. Solis signed an agreement to extend the ongoing bi-lateral talks between Washington and La Paz aimed at re-establishing high-level diplomatic relations. Solis expressed satisfaction at being in Bolivia and said that it's a land rich in history that made an important contribution to the Americas.

At the Indigenous inauguration in the ruins of Tihuanacu, Morales said to those assembled, "I want to work for five more years together with the people, under their orders, in order to promote development, unity and the integration of Bolivia."  Morales was re-elected in a landslide vote on December 6th, 2009 where he obtained 62.44% percent of the vote due widespread popularity among Bolivia's indigenous and poor and the failure of many opposition parties to unite. At his indigenous ceremony in Tihuanacu Evo's opening remarks were, "From Tihuanacu I want to say to you from La Paz, from Bolivia to all the people of the world, never submit to capitalism. This is a historic struggle, ongoing for thousands of years fought by our ancestors, however my sisters and brothers, we have passed four years of our government, and I work constantly with Ramos, with Alvaro Garcia Linera, and in four years we enacted this cosmic law of our ancestors; ama sulla, ama yulla, ama q'ella (thou shalt not steal; thou shalt not lie; thou shalt not be lazy). I want to thank, from this sacred place, our ancestors for having left the best inheritance for me and for all the peoples of the world which is don't rob, don't lie, and don't be lazy." 




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US-UN Ambassor Rejects Evo's Haiti Remarks

Alejandro Wolff, the Deputy Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations struck back against

VP Linera Calls US-Haiti Aid Disgraceful, Demands Withdrawal

Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera traveled to Haiti for several hours on the 19th to deliver humanitarian aid from Bolivia. According to the Bolivian Government's news agency, at a press conference he demanded the withdrawal of US troops from Haiti, saying, "They (Americans) are taking terrible disgraceful advantage of our brothers, the people of Haiti, in order to install a permanent military presence and this is a strategy for militarization and

Chile Elects Right Wing President - Bolivia Relations May Worsen

In our Opinion Section this week we look ahead at the implications of Chile electing right-wing billionaire President Sebastian Pinera on relations with Bolivia's Evo Morales.President Evo Morales and outgoing center-left-wing Chilean President Michelle Bachilet had rather

Bolivia Buying 6 Chinese Fighter Jets for $57.8 Million

Bolivia has announced that it is buying six Chinese K-8 light fighter jet aircraft for 57.8 million dollars to fight quote, "The mafia of drug traffickers" according to Defense Minister Walker San Miguel. In

UN Human Rights Commissioner Speaks on Bolivia

The UN High Commission for Human Rights representative Denis Racicot told the Indigenous News Agency in La Paz that Bolivia needs to implement the new protections for indigenous peoples enshrined in the

Chilean Road Block Ends

A blockade by Chilean customs workers on the Bolivian border with Chile ended Friday after long lines of trucks lay motionaless for four days. The Bolivian Chamber of Exporters estimated that twenty million dollars

Exports Fall 22% in 2009

Bolivian exports declined 22% in 2009 with respect to 2008 from 6.5 billion dollars in 2008 to 5 billion in 2009 according to a report by the The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Carribean. This

Bolivia VP Condemns USA

Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera said Monday the 4th in an interview with Radio Erbol that Bolivia wants to improve relations with the US but without converting itself into a slave to the country he

Bolivia to Open New Embassies

President Evo Morales announced that Bolivia will install 2 new embassies in 2010 in addition to the 34 embassies it maintains throughout the world. The new embassies will be in Iran and South Africa. Bolivia has

Evo Denounces Obama for APTDEA Lapse

Bolivian President Evo Morales lashed out against President Obama at a press conference on Thursday, December 31st in reference to Washington’s refusal to re-instate a preferential trade agreement called