Bolivia
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ECONOMY
Bolivia’s Mountain of Silver Stands on the Edge of Collapse
At 15,600 feet above sea level, Potosí's Cerro Rico—the "Rich Hill" that once financed empires—still glints with promise, but every…
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AMERICAS
Bolivia’s Currency Crisis and the Battle Between Two Rights
After two decades of MAS dominance and three years of currency freefall, Bolivians face an unfamiliar choice: two conservatives offering…
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AMERICAS
Titicaca’s Cry: How Neglect and Pollution Are Suffocating Bolivia’s Sacred Lake
In the world's highest navigable lake, silence has replaced the slap of nets. Along Lake Titicaca—the sacred mirror shared by…
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ECONOMY
Bolivia’s Gold Forwards Buy Time but Bind the Next Government
Bolivia has turned bullion into breathing space, raising nearly a billion dollars through gold forwards and hedges to stave off…
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ECONOMY
China’s Springboard in Latin America Forces Washington to Rethink Development Finance
Across the Andes and Pacific, China is laying ports, railways, and shipping routes that bind Latin America to its orbit.…
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ECONOMY
Bolivia’s Lithium Gamble Tests Water, Trust, and the Future of Uyuni
Beneath the world’s largest salt flat lies enough lithium to power the energy transition. But as contracts race through Congress…
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LIFE
A Lifetime of Money Becomes a Museum for the Bolivian People
To mark Bolivia's bicentennial, a family in Cochabamba has opened a door onto 8,000 years of value—stones, salt, coca leaves,…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Tiwanaku Temple Hiding in Plain Sight Rewrites Maps in Bolivia
On a windswept Bolivian plain, archaeologists stumbled onto a temple where none should be—a massive Tiwanaku-style complex hidden beneath centuries…
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Bolivia Runoff Shakes Markets as Pro-Business Rivals Vie for Mandate
In a stunning first-round upset, two pro-market rivals now face off to lead Bolivia out of its most profound economic…
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AMERICAS
Bolivian Election Day Drama Explained As Morales Guarded Amid An Arrest Warrant
On a day thick with tension, Evo Morales moved toward the polls encircled by a human shield of loyalists. He…
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