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From Chile to Bolivia, the route that traces the Atacama desert to the Uyuni salt reveals some of the most crude and enigmatic natural sites of the Latin American continent
From droughts to floods and fires, El Niño is revealing the vulnerabilities of Latin American food systems, as it puts increasing pressure on farmers, food supply and family budgets throughout the region.
From droughts to floods and fires, El Niño is exposing vulnerabilities in Latin America’s food systems by putting farmers, food supplies and household budgets under growing pressure across the region.
A general prosecutor who was investigating high-profile narcos in Bolivia, a left-wing senator who claims to have been listed in Colombia and a judge who failed in favour of a China company at a strategic point in Peru; all targets of the U.S. State Department and the Allied governments of the Trump administration under the agreement of the Shield of the Americas.
Francesc Peris is accused of abuse of at least 22 boys and girls between 1974 and 2005. All these offences have been penally prescribed
This place is much more than the city that extends over La Paz or the second most populous city in Bolivia. Here, the traditional dress, the July 16 Fair and the 'cholets' become a declaration of the pride of the identity of the indigenous people from the Andean altiplano
The government minister, Marco Antonio Oviedo, announced on October 1 the dismantling of an alleged criminal organization within the judicial system and the Public Prosecutor's Office. According to the official, the network, allegedly led by the country's general prosecutor, Roger Mariaca, has reportedly protected, facilitated and obtained benefits from trafficking in controlled substances.
Roger Mariaca, a former general prosecutor of Bolivia, was arrested in Santa Cruz on charges of allegedly leading a criminal organization operating within the Public Prosecutor's Office to protect drug trafficking activities. The arrest took place two days after the United States revoked the visa for alleged bribes and coincided with a security approach between the Latin American country and Washington. Our correspondent, Natalie Iriarte, told us some reactions and the process for the appointment of a new general prosecutor.
The Minister of Government of Bolivia announced that the authorities had dismantled an alleged criminal organization infiltrated the judicial system and the Public Prosecutor's Office, allegedly headed by the country's Attorney General, Roger Mariaca. According to the official, the network would have protected, facilitated and obtained benefits from trafficking in controlled substances. We discussed his detention with Susana Bejarano, a political scientist and political analyst.
The Bolivian Attorney General, Roger Mariaca, was arrested in Santa Cruz, accused by the Government of allegedly leading a criminal organization operating within the Public Prosecutor's Office to protect drug trafficking activities. The arrest took place two days after the United States revoked the visa for alleged bribes and coincided with a security approach between the Latin American country and Washington. Mariaca has rejected the allegations and denounced political motives. In the meantime, the Office of the Prosecutor appointed Luis Montaño as the interim responsibility for guarantee
The Bolivian Government accused the prosecutor Roger Mariaca and nine other members of the Public Prosecutor's Office of integrating a 'narco-structure' that protected leaders from organized crime
Roger Mariaca had been in charge of drug trafficking cases recently. The U.S. accuses him of receiving bribes and undermining the government's authority.
The Donald Trump Government announced the revocation and restriction of visas to politicians, judges, prosecutors and entrepreneurs from several Latin American countries, including Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. A measure that, according to the Administration, goes hand in hand with the agreements of the Shield of the Americas. From Washington, our correspondent Cristóbal Vásquez tells us more details.
The main one affected by the withdrawal of visas is the general prosecutor of Bolivia, Roger Mariaca, accused of accepting bribes and "promoting drug trafficking"
After EL PAIS revealed the allegations of attacks by Miguel Parrilla in the 1970s and 1980s, five former inmates have filed the case with the Public Prosecutor's Office.
An international team of biologists has identified a new species of wild feline in the cloudy forests of Los Yungas in Bolivia: the Leopardus tilcayo, known locally as tilcayo. The animal had been under care for years in a wildlife shelter, but genetic analyses confirmed that it belonged to a different lineage. The research also made it possible to identify a new subspecies in Peru, while scientists try to determine the distribution and conservation status of these small South American cats.
- Tigrino is one of the only known specimens of a new species of feline named 'Leopardus tilcayo'. It is a small mutated cat who, after staying with a local family, lives in the Senda Verde shrine in Bolivia.
Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of wild cat living at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia. The tiny, spotted feline had lived at the sanctuary for years before genetic analysis revealed it as the first new living wild cat species identified in more than a century.
Festivals dedicated to advocacy such as the Jesus of Great Power or the Virgin of Socavón can move up to 100 million
Unions warn that fuel subsidy cuts in the IMF deal could trigger renewed protests and rising costs.
