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Bolivia

Bolivia is a landlocked, mineral-rich country and among South America's poorest nations. Home to many tropical glaciers, it has been especially vulnerable to climate change. In June 2024, it saw a failed coup attempt.

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June 29, 2024

Bolivia: General who led failed coup gets pretrial detention

June 27, 2024

Bolivia: 17 arrested with links to failed coup

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Juan Jose Zuniga, leader of an attempted military coup in Bolivia, has been arrested.

Bolivia: Main coup plotter in custody

Bolivia: Main coup plotter in custody

A top general who attempted to overthrow the Bolivian government has been arrested.
PoliticsJune 27, 202402:54 min
A soldier gestures for journalists to leave Plaza Murillo as soldiers gather outside the presidential palace in Plaza Murillo in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Bolivia's top general arrested after failed coup attempt

Bolivia's top general arrested after failed coup attempt

President Arce called on Bolivians to "mobilize" for democracy after the military broke into his residence in La Paz.
PoliticsJune 27, 2024
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Michelle Nogales is the CEO of Muy Waso, Bolivia’s first feminist online magazine.
MediaMarch 30, 2024
A person shoveling white lithium carbonate inside a salt recovery pool at the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia

Russia, China ahead in race for Bolivia's lithium

Russia, China ahead in race for Bolivia's lithium

By wooing Bolivia, Russia, like China, has gained access to one of the world's largest lithium reserves.
BusinessDecember 29, 2023
Dried up Lake Titicaca

South America's largest freshwater lake is drying up

South America's largest freshwater lake is drying up

Lake Titicaca, the most important water resource on the Andean Plateau, is shrinking at an alarming rate.
ClimateSeptember 27, 202303:10 min
A bird's-eye view of lithium mines at the Uyuni Salt Flat in Bolivia

Germany falls behind in the global race for lithium

Germany falls behind in the global race for lithium

Berlin is a global laggard in the fight for lithium, something Chancellor Scholz will address on his South America trip.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 28, 2023
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