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Yunkas Road
One of the world's deadliest biker roads in La Paz,Bolivia
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Cocaine, Politicians and Wives: Inside the World’s Most Bizarre Prison
In Bolivia, breaking out of prison is hard. Sneaking in is pretty easy, especially if it’s San Pedro Prison, the most bizarre correctional facility in the world.
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Bolivia votes in presidential election; easy win seen for Morales
Bolivians vote Sunday in an election that is almost guaranteed to hand a third consecutive term to President Evo Morales, a former coca farmer whose brand of "indigenous socialism" has expanded the role of the state in a booming economy.
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Bolivia's child labour law shames us all
Aidan McQuade: Children aged just 10 are now permitted to work – why do we keep denying children their right to a childhood?
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Bolivia raises minimum wage by 20%
Bolivia will raise the minimum wage by 20%, President Evo Morales announced on Monday. Following talks with leaders from Bolivia's main trade union federation, President Morales also said that the basic salary would go up by 10%. The increase is well above inflation, which was 6.5% in 2013.
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World Bank wants water privatized, despite risks
Humans can survive weeks without food, but only days without water — in some conditions, only hours. It may sound clichéd, but it’s no hyperbole: Water is life. So what happens when private companies control the spigot? Evidence from water privatization projects around the world paints a pretty clear picture — public health is at stake.
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Bolivian villagers use venomous ants to torture alleged thieves
Bolivian authorities say Amazon villagers nearly killed two men with venomous ants, tying them to a tree swarming with the insects for allegedly stealing three motorbikes. Dr Roberto Paz told reporters in Cochabamba on Monday that one of the men remained in intensive care while the other had required dialysis for kidney failure.
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‘70 dead in Bolivia carnival festivities’
The Bolivian government says 70 people died in four days of carnival festivities in the country.
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