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Bolivia shifts right in presidential vote after 20 years of socialism
LA PAZ: Bolivians will select between two rightwing figures in Sunday’s presidential elections, concluding two decades of socialist governance that has left the South American nation in severe economic distress. Struggle-weary voters firmly...

Bolivia’s presidential runoff pits ex-president against senator
LA PAZ: An ex-president and a senator will compete head-to-head in Bolivia’s presidential runoff this Sunday. Both candidates have promised to fix the South American country’s broken economy. Senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party...

U.S. in 2025: 24% of global GDP, 750 military bases, and leadership in technology and culture sustain its global influence
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once said, “We are the indispensable nation,” referring to the USA. The late journalist Carlos Alberto Montaner commissioned me to write a book with this title. His idea was that a book was needed...

¿Un Nobel de la Paz para María Corina Machado?
La victoria de María Corina Machado para el Premio Nobel de la Paz no representa ninguna sorpresa. Encaja perfectamente con el galardón. Únete a nosotros en Telegram , Twitter y VK . Escríbenos: info@strategic-culture.su La victoria de María...

Astra: Paraguay’s First Exhibition Blending Astronomy And Indigenous Cosmovision
Astra is the first immersive and interactive show that links astronomy with the cosmovision of Paraguay’s indigenous people. Opening on 14 October 2025, the exhibition will take place at Tatakua Lab, part of the Science Museum of Paraguay (MuCI)...

Indigenous Nations Across the Americas Defy Centuries of Erasure
All Videos by Indigenous Revolution. For centuries, colonial narratives portrayed Indigenous peoples of the Americas as extinct or assimilated. Yet from the Inuit in the Arctic to the Quechua in the Andes, from the Taíno in the Caribbean to the...

Handmade heritage: Waco shop transforms recycled materials into cultural treasures
WACO, Texas (KXXV) — Discover the centuries-old history behind piñatas at a Waco shop where each colorful creation is handmade, carrying forward traditions from China to Mexico. Piñatas originated in China as New Year's rituals to release bad...

As Bolivia’s Elections Near, Why Socialism Is Out And The Catholic Church Might Be In
The defeat of socialism in the first round of Bolivia's presidential elections on Aug. 17 marked a turning point for the Catholic Church. Bolivia has been governed by the Movement Toward Socialism party, known as MAS in Spanish, since 2006 — a...

La Iglesia Católica Recupera Protagonismo Tras Derrota Del MAS En Bolivia
La derrota del socialismo en la primera vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales de Bolivia, el 17 de agosto, marcó un punto de inflexión para la Iglesia Católica. Bolivia ha sido gobernada por el partido Movimiento al Socialismo, conocido como...

'There's No Way They'll Get Me Out of Here This Time,' Says Evo in His Bolivian Refuge
Evo Morales, 65, once accustomed to leading mass events across Bolivia, now lives a very different routine. He spends his days at the Lauca Ñ camp, in a jungle area 400 km from Cochabamba. The place is surrounded by tents where Indigenous people...

Indigenous Cosmographies: The Narratives of the Kukama Kukamiria of Peru
This is a part of the article series Decolonial Praxis: Going Beyond Empty Words, edited by Fernando David Márquez Duarte, Dulce Alarcón Payán and Javier Daniel Alarcón Mares. Editorial and Translation Assistant: Lorenia Gutiérrez Moreto Cruz...

Bolivia Faces Political Crossroads as Evo Morales Watches from Exile
As tropical rain drenched his orange groves in Chapare, former Bolivian president Evo Morales planted a spade into the ground and stamped it hard, a symbolic gesture in the stronghold where he has taken refuge. Morales, ousted six years ago over...

Además de María Corina Machado, otros seis latinoamericanos han sido galardonados con el Premio Nobel de la Paz
Por CNN en Español María Corina Machado se ha convertido en la séptima persona en América Latina en recibir el Premio Nobel de la Paz. La líder opositora de Venezuela recibió un reconocimiento que en la historia de los premios recibieron en total...

La Paz Aims to Become Mexico’s Top Boutique Destination
La Paz is positioning itself as one of Mexico’s most attractive boutique destinations, combining natural beauty with a focus on quality, exclusivity, and environmental stewardship. According to the city’s hotel industry, average room rates rose 25...

The Coca Paradox: To Regulate or Eradicate?
In 2024, both Peru and Bolivia seized record amounts of cocaine, according to statistics obtained by InSight Crime, seizing 24 metric tonnes and 40 tonnes, respectively. Both countries showed similar willingness to pursue prohibitionist policies...

A Flotilla Captive, Released
Zukiswa Wanner is a South African writer who lives in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2020, she became the first African woman to receive the Goethe-Medaille, a prize given to “non-Germans who have performed outstanding service for international cultural...
São Paulo, South America’s rising design capital
“All of Brazil can be found in São Paulo,” says Manu Reyes, co-founder of Studio Reyes. “My father came to São Paulo [from Bolivia] because he saw that it was full of possibilities.” After a stint abroad, enrolling in courses and doing...

Holed up in the jungle, Evo Morales is watching socialist Bolivia die
As the hot tropical rain began to pour over his orange groves, the former president of Bolivia stuck a spade into the ground and stamped on it, hard. It has been six years since Evo Morales was ousted over accusations of electoral fraud and...

Bolivia Celebrates its Bicentennial in The Hague
In commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, H.E. Ambassador Roberto Calzadilla Sarmiento hosted a remarkable National Day reception in August at the Embassy of Bolivia in The...

DOC NYC Announces Full Lineup for Features and Shorts, Including ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’ and ‘My Mom Jayne’
DOC NYC has announced its full lineup in the Short List: Features, Short List: Shorts, Winner’s Circle and Selects Encore categories. The festival, which is America’s largest documentary one, will this year present 116 features and 113 short...