After years of socialist rule, Bolivia's presidential runoff tests how far and fast it veers right

After nearly two decades of one-party rule and a worsening currency and fuel crisis, Bolivia is shifting to the right.

Coca Isn’t Just for Cocaine, Bolivia Wants the World to Know

Long criminalized as the raw material for cocaine, coca is woven into Bolivian life. The government is lobbying the U.N. to ...
Newsday

Coca leaves remain a source of work, faith and identity in Bolivia

YUNGAS, Bolivia — Tomas Zavala performs a ritual ahead of each workday in his coca field. Deep in the lush green mountains of Bolivia’s Yungas region, the 69-year-old farmer closes his eyes, faces the ...
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The Women of Bolivia Wrestling with Purpose

Just 40 years ago, the Indigenous Aymara women of Bolivia held a specific place in society. Often barred from certain restaurants, cafes, even many forms of public transportation, they mostly worked ...
Times Colonist

Afro-descendants in Bolivia fight invisibility with dance and memory

(AP Photo/Juan Karita) YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Cielo Torres had always lived in Bolivia. Yet before moving at age 17 to the remote town of Tocaña — where ... His position hardly made a difference in ...