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Bolivia

Bolivia,is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina to the south, and Chile and Peru to the west. Prior to European colonization, the Bolivian territory was a part of the Inca Empire, which was the largest state in Pre-Columbian America. The Spanish Empire conquered the region in the 16th century. During most of the Spanish colonial period, this territory was called Upper Peru or Charcas and was under the administration of the Viceroyalty of Peru, which included most of Spain's South American colonies. After declaring independence in 1809, 16 years of war followed before the establishment of the republic, named for Simón Bolívar, on August 6, 1825. Bolivia has struggled through periods of political instability, dictatorships and economic woes. Bolivia is a democratic republic, divided into nine departments. Its geography is varied from the peaks of the Andes in the west, to the eastern lowlands, situated within the Amazon Basin. It is a developing country, with a medium Human Development Index score, and a poverty level around 60%. Its main economic activities include agriculture, forestry, and fishing, mining and manufacturing goods such as textiles, clothing, refined metals, and refined petroleum. Bolivia is very wealthy in minerals especially tin. The Bolivian population, estimated at 9 million, is multiethnic, including Amerindians, Mestizos, Europeans, Asians and Africans. The main language ...

Risking it all - Bolivia

Bolivia's coca farmers make a living criss-crossing deep valleys on a web of makeshift cables high above forest canopy.

Miss Universe Bolivia Tribute 1959-2012

Miss Bolivia is an annual Bolivian beauty pageant responsible for selecting the country's representative to the Miss Universe pageant since 1959. Runner-up goes to Miss World. The contest was founded in 1959 and Gloria Suárez de Limpias has been the event's director since 1979. As of 2010, Bolivia has not won a Miss Universe or Miss World title. A three-hour parade is held annually on August 5. Bolivian TV channel Unitel broadcasts it to the rest of Latin America, and cable broadcasts are available in the United States. For approximately one month, there are several preliminary events and presentations regarding the main parade. By general rule, three major crowns are given each year, in this order: Miss Bolivia goes to Miss Universe, Miss Bolivia Mundo to Miss World, and Miss Bolivia Internacional to the Miss International contest. One of these three titleholders participates in Reina Hispanoamericana, owned by Promociones Gloria, the same group that organizes the Miss Bolivia pageant. In 2010, the third title was awarded to the Miss Earth representative, called Miss Bolivia Earth. Besides the titleholders, there are four additional runner-up positions. Representatives are also chosen for Miss Tourism Queen International and Miss Continente Americano. 1959 Corina Taborga 1960 Nancy Aguirre 1961 Gloria Soruco Suárez 1962 Gabriela "Gaby" Roca Díaz 1963 Ana Maria Velasco Gutiérrez 1964 Olga Mónica del Carpio Oropeza (Top 15 semi-finalist) 1965 Patricia Estensoro Terazas ...

Bolivia: Unlocking a Nation's Bounty

United Nations, New York, January 2012 - The vast salt flats of Bolivia, just beneath its surface lies one of the most sought after minerals in the world. Nearly one half of the global supply of lithium - a key ingredient powering electric cars, cell phones and laptops - is found here. But can this poor country, with a centuries' old history of having its mineral wealth exploited, actually realize its potential... before it's too late? 21st Century - Show 62 - Bolivia: Unlocking a Nation's Bounty Script (pdf): www.un.org

Bus Accident In Bolivia ( Bolivia's death road swallows a bus )

50 passengers off the bus from the collapse of the narrow streets The driver was alone in the bus, I encourage you to pass the narrow road, although other smaller bus stopped trying. While moving the bus, the driver did not notice that the left rear wheels were hanging on the precipice,...

★ ★ ★ LEAKED ★ ★ ★ - Bolivian Road of Death

Video from a different angle of the famous bus accident with much better quality and camera work.

Bolivia

Un tour por Bolivia. An enormous diversity of ecological zones are represented within Bolivia's territory. The western highlands of the country are situated in the Andes mountains and include the Bolivian Altiplano. The eastern lowlands include large sections of Amazonian rainforests and Chaco. The highest peak is Nevado Sajama at 6542 metres (21463 ft) located in the department of Oruro. Lake Titicaca is located on the border between Bolivia and Peru. The Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat, lies in the southwest corner of the country, in the department of Potosí. Major cities are La Paz, El Alto, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, and Cochabamba. Bolivia's ethnic distribution is estimated to be 30% Quechua-speaking and 25% Aymara-speaking Amerindians. The largest of the approximately three-dozen native groups are the Quechuas (2.5 million), Aymaras (2 million), then Chiquitano (180000), and Guaraní (125000). So the full Amerindian population is at 55% and the remaining 30% is Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) and around 15% are Whites. Bolivian culture has been heavily influenced by the Quechua, the Aymara, as well as by the popular cultures of Latin America as a whole. The best known of the various festivals found in the country is the "Carnaval de Oruro", which was among the first 19 "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity," as proclaimed by the UNESCO in May of 2001. Entertainment includes football (soccer), which is the national sport, as ...

Bolivian Road of Death

Bolivia nationalises electrical grid

President Evo Morales announces final push in nationalising power sector by taking over Spanish-owned company. Al Jazeera's Khadija Magardie reports.

Wrestling Women - Bolivia

Cat fight, not quite! To see more go to www.youtube.com Follow us on Facebook (goo.gl or Twitter (www.twitter.com Women's wrestling is hugely popular in Bolivia, with crowds flocking to see cholitas fighting it out. Celebrities in their own rights, they still have important battles to win outside the ring. Verluaz Cortez was one of the first cholitas to take to the ring 10 years ago. "They said us girls couldn't do it", she says, "Of course we could and we showed them", she laughs. But the sport has also come to represent the fight for equal rights by the poor indigenous women. They say they're being exploited by promoters, make little money and receive no medical care for their injuries. Produced by SBS Dateline. Distributed by Journeyman Pictures.

Climate Change - Bolivia

Bolivia is right on the frontline of climate change. Not only are the people fighting against the erratic weather patterns that are causing havoc to their communities, but their President, Morales is challenging the mighty capitalist powers in a valiant effort to save our planet.

Dramatic video: Disabled cop it in Bolivia

Protesters in Bolivia have clashed with police in the country's capital during a demonstration by disabled people demanding that the government pay them an annual subsidy. A caravan of about 50 adults and children with disabilities, some using crutches, others in wheelchairs, arrived in La Paz on February 23 after a 100-day protest journey. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

Hundreds of Bolivians march to stop construction project

Hundreds of indigenous people in Bolivia have kicked off a 580km march from the Amazon region to the seat of government in La Paz. The protest adds to a string of others confronting the president. Al Jazeera's Roger Wilkison reports.

Bolivia: Leaving the land

Researcher Johannes Luetz takes us on a personal journey of Bolivia where people are leaving the land in droves. Climate induced migration is not just happening to low-lying islands. The catastrophic drought means thousands of Bolivians are simply walking away from their homes and land for cities already suffering from water shortages.

Water Strategy for Bolivia | Global Ideas

Precipitation in Bolivia has become unpredictable - rainfall is heavier but shorter than it once was. That leads to periods of both flooding and drought, posing major challenges for rural regions where farmers are losing their entire harvests. Now, an initiative to improve the country's water management and irrigation systems is aiming at helping farmers adapt to the challenges of climate change. A pilot project in the Andes has helped set up a network of water tanks, canals and a reservoir, and it has also spurred the planting of new trees. For more Global Ideas go to www.dw.de

Ancient Aliens In Peru and Bolivia - Full Feature

Join Researcher David Hatcher Childress and British Engineer Christopher Dunn as they journey to Cuzco in the Andes Mountains to examine evidence for the possible use of advanced rock-machining techniques. Going to ancient cities and megalithic quarries, they again examine saw marks, advanced lifting and moving techniques, as well as evidence of Pre-Incan megalith builders at Machu Picchu and Ollantaytambo. They continue on to Lake Titicaca where they investigate the strange megalithic towers and a "stargate" cut into solid rock. Finally they examine the huge granite megaliths at Tiwanaku and Puma Punku for signs of the use of power tools and other advanced, ancient technology. Blows the lid off South American archeology with evidence of advanced ancient technology thousands of years old. Coming Soon to DVD: Ancient Advanced Technology In Peru and Bolivia - Go to www.UFOTV.com.

Miss Bolivia ft. Ali Gua Gua - Alta yama

Bolivia's Death Road - Top Gear - BBC

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May come face-to-face with Bolivia's infamous Death Road. With the road barely wide enough for two vehicles to pass will its terrifying sheer drops claim the lives of a Top Gear presenter or two? Go to www.youtube.com to see a full list of all high quality videos available on the Top Gear YouTube channel and don't forget to visit www.topgear.com for all the latest news and car reviews.

Bolivian Pres. Morales nationalizes Spanish power company

Bolivian President Morales nationalizes Spanish power company. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.

Manual skate contest - Red Bull Manny Mania Bolivia 2012

The most important amateur manual skate competition in the country seeks out the best rider in Bolivia, the winner will travel to the NYC finals. redbull.com Subscribe www.youtube.com

Bolivia's 400km of danger high up in the Andes

The Bolivians call it "death road" -- and not without reason. A busy dirt track winding down the Andes between La Paz and the tropical region of Yungas is one of the most dangerous roads in the world. Duration: 01:53.

La Paz, Bolivia: "La Paz" 1942 Office of Inter-American Affairs 17min

see news.quickfound.net "Tour of old and new in Bolivian capital." A film by Julien Bryan. Public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archive, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and equalization. en.wikipedia.org Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country (in population) after Santa Cruz de la Sierra. It is located in the western part of the country in the department of the same name at an elevation of roughly 3650 m (11975 ft) (the city is built on steep hills) above sea level, making it the world's highest "de facto" capital city, or administrative capital. While the official capital of Bolivia is Sucre and it is the seat of Justice, La Paz has more government departments, hence the "de facto" qualifier. The city sits in a "bowl" surrounded by the high mountains of the altiplano. As it grows, the city of La Paz climbs the hills, resulting in varying elevations from 3000 meters to 4100 meters (9840 ft to 13450 ft). Overlooking the city is towering triple-peaked Illimani, which is always snow-covered and can be seen from several spots of the city, including from the neighbor city of El Alto. As of the 2001 census, the city had a population of 877363. La Paz ...

Bolivian Culture in Garden Grove

Bolivia is a South American Country with rich cultural traditions. Hundreds of Bolivian-Americans came to the Crown Plaza Hotel recently to celebrate Carnaval. One of the biggest events back home. Garden Grove TV3 reporter Gaston Castellanos brings you the story.

Public workers join hunger strike in Bolivia - no comment

www.euronews.com For several weeks, over 500 public workers in Bolivia have been taking part in a nationwide hunger strike to protest government plans to increase the working day without increasing salaries. Find us on: Youtube bit.ly Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com

Bolivian nationalisation criticised

www.euronews.com The European Union and Spain have spoken out again the Bolivian government's nationalisation of the local unit of Spanish power transmission company Red Electrica. Brussels says the move sends a negative signal to international investors over doing business in Bolivia. John Clancy, trade spokesman for the European Commission, the EU's executive, said: "Actions like this one necessarily send a negative signal to international investors over the business and investment climate in Bolivia." "We trust the Bolivian authorities will fully uphold their investment agreements with Spain and ensure prompt and adequate compensation for this expropriation." Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said Madrid does not like what has happened, but said Bolivia has guaranteed compensation will be paid. He added: "We believe it's fundamental to maintain legal security when investing in countries like Bolivia," Bolivia's leftist President Evo Morales justified the nationalisation by saying the company had failed to invest enough and that he has "an obligation to.. recover what is ours." At the same time Bolivia took pains to reassure Spanish energy group Repsol's chairman Antonio Brufau that its investments in the country are safe. Morales made that pledge at the opening of a Repsol gas plant said to be worth around 100 million euros. Repsol is obviously nervous following the recent nationalisation by Argentina of Repsol's stake in its YPF subsidiary in Argentina. Spain ...

Christmas blessings for Bolivia's poor

Bolivia, one of the poorest countries in South America, has launched a government campaign to improve the lives of its rural population. Children from the country's impoverished mountain region, are benefiting from state-funded Christmas aid to help equip them for a better future. Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports.

La Paz to Los Yungas - Bolivia Trip 2012

Just documenting the amazing views and interesting things you encounter on the road from La Paz, Bolivia to the Hotel Castillo del Loro. Starting at about 3600 meters in La Paz, you climb up and cross the cordillera Real at about 4800 meters, before dropping down to a semi-tropical 2000 meters.

Bolivian Festival: Vidanza Dance Troupe

Vidanza, a contemporary dance troupe performs dances inspired by life in La Paz, Bolivia. This performance was part of "Bolivian Festival: Suma Qamaña, Living Well," a cultual festival that was presented at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC in collaboration with the Bolivian Embassy on May 12-13, 2012. This performance was given in the museum's Rasmuson Theater.

KBS CONTEST - INFINITE Come Back Reaction - Bolivia SC

KBS contest INFINITE sing CD . From Bolivia Santa Cruz

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Second Flight Test in Bolivia

N7874 Testing in the world's highest airport. in La Paz Bolivia

PKG Bolivia Quinua

New Contest: Here's How! IBB Notices Administration [notices@bbg.gov] Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 3:08 PM To: IBB Staff ‎[notices@bbg.gov]‎ Introducing the BBG Pitch Fest: From the Pitch Fest team Colleagues, friends: You've seen the earlier e-mail about this new initiative and its goals. Now it's time for the basics: The BBG Pitch Fest gives everyone in US international broadcasting -- employees and contractors alike -- an opportunity to contribute to the next generation of agency programming. Pitch Fest is your chance to develop ideas that could grow into key components of our programming future. It doesn't matter where you sit, or what your current duties are — we know that good ideas can come from everywhere. We want to hear your pitches for new radio, television, and online content. It can be for your service, another service or something we can use worldwide. We are also are looking for new faces, voices and writers to execute these creative suggestions. And if your idea is selected, we'll help you produce a pilot. The competition starts now and closes at midnight on April 20th. Rules, frequently asked questions and helpful material such as the Development Basics Guide are all housed on our competition page: bit.ly Still have questions? Drop us a line at pitchfest@bbg.gov Al tiempo que la quinua crece en popularidad a nivel internacional, su cultivo en Bolivia a proliferado, por la facilidad de su mantención, sin embargo, el gobierno de ese país, advierte de los ...

Living the Language - Bolivia: The Aymara

The streets of the Bolivian capital La Paz have changed, as have the faces of power. Previously untold stories of colonisation and hardship are now being heard, often in languages once excluded from public discourse.

Cholita Women Fighting - Bolivia (Peleas de Mujeres)

I first came across this one night on Bolivian television and finally found a DVD of it in the market a few months later. I reckon the closest thing we get to this in England would be gypsy bare knuckle boxing... and they certainly don't show that on television.

Bolivian protesters use official as shield

Amazonian indigenous groups in Bolivia have staged massive protests for more than a week against a government highway project imposed on their land. In an unusual tactic recently used to avoid violent police attempts to crush the protests, demonstrators forced David Choquehuanca, the country's foreign minister, to march against the project with them against his own will. While the government says the road is being built because its needed for development, the natives fear an invasion of settlers and are struggling to maintain their nature preserve. Azhar Sukri reports.

Short Jungle Trek - Bolivia Trip 2012

This was a short father daughter trek down to the river and across a neat little Tibetan style bridge. There were coffee plants, wild flowers, fruit and of course the river. My daughter was fearless as we went. A nice relaxing time in the jungle.

Argentina Vs Bolivia 1-1 [2014 FIFA World Cup South America]

Argentina vs Bolivia 1-1 [2014 FIFA World Cup South America] 11/11/2011 Argentina 1-1 Bolivia All Goals Highlights 2011 Goals for Argentina-Bolivia 2014 World Cup Qualifying - Conmebol Gols de Argentina 1x1 Bolivia 11/11/2011 Eliminatorias Sul-Americanas 2014 Goal; Marcelo Moreno, Lavezzi ARGENTINA: Andújar (Romero); Zabaleta, Otamendi, Burdisso (Demichelis) e Rojo; Sosa, Banega, Braña e Di María; Messi e Higuaín Técnico: Alejandro Sabella

RAW! Bus Accident In Bolivia (Bus Falls Off Bolivias Death Road Cliff!)

The bus tries to go through a narrow edge as a guy outside guiding him makes one bad slip down a very high cliff. Luckily all passengers where out but God bless the driver. STAY TUNED FOR THE BEST VIDEOS ON THE WEB www.iTrafficTV.tk

Natives of the Bolivian Amazon march against a project to build a highway through a national park

Natives of the Bolivian Amazon lowlands start marching from Trinidad, in northeastern Bolivia, to La Paz on April 27, 2012 to press the government of President Evo Morales to cancel a project to build a highway through the Isiboro Secure National Park and Indigenous Territory (TIPNIS), an Amazon ecological reserve. (IMAGES)

FREDDIE HUBBARD "BOLIVIA"

Apr.5,1990 at BLUE NOTE TOKYO (in Japan) FREDDIE HUBBARD(tp) DON BRADEN(t.sax) BENNY GREEN(p) JEFF CHAMBERS(b) CARL ALLEN(ds)

Moving in La Paz Bolivia

Thank you for coming by my new channel! As promised, here are the images of the house I moved from and my new place. Be well and happy!

Lost Ancient (Alien?) Technologies Peru & Bolivia Tour August 2012 HiddenIncaTours.com

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Bolivia's Road of Death - Rita

A 2005 Global Village segment about a woman who made her living driving trucks along a notorious mountain road in Bolivia. Note the video breaks up a little near the end.

Tiwanaku, Puma Punku, and La Paz, Bolivia (episode 1 of 6)

A comprehensive documentary video of our travels in Bolivia. Destinations include La Paz, Tiwanaku, Quime, Salar de Uyuni, Potosi, Sucre, and Copacabana/Lake Titicaca. To follow my work as a professional portrait and travel photographer, visit www.donniemillerphotography.com For a good overall travel resource, visit my travel blog at http

Another victim of Bolivia's death road, driver gets killed.

Raw Video: Unexpected Tornado Strikes Bolivia

A tornado ravaged three neighborhoods in the outskirts of the Bolivian city of Cochabamba, damaging dozens of private homes and warehouses but was not responsible for any deaths. (Nov. 17)

Jewish American Sits Almost a Year With No Charges in Bolivian Prison

In a grim Bolivian prison, a lone Jewish American man has languished for nearly a year, uncharged by authorities who have accused him of money laundering, but he says he is innocent of any wrongdoing and refuses to give in. Jacob Ostreicher is a 53-year-old flooring contractor from Brooklyn. It's a family business, selling and installing flooring mostly for commercial clients in the New York City area. In 2008, as the construction industry collapsed in the US, Jacob said he heard from a family friend -- a prominent lawyer in Switzerland -- about a promising investment opportunity: growing rice in Bolivia. Ostreicher said he put $200000 -- his life savings -- into the venture and became a very junior partner in a $25 million project. He said things went well for a year or so. The first harvest yielded nearly 40 million pounds of rice. More than 200 Bolivian workers were employed in the business. Ostreicher helped manage it, traveling frequently to Bolivia. Then in 2011, Bolivian police arrested one of Ostreicher's former employees and accused him of being involved with drug criminals. Ostreicher said he cooperated fully with police -- and then was arrested himself. Prosecutors claimed they were investigating whether the $25 million that started the rice business came from drug money. "So we spent close to $20000 to get together 1300 documents to show them the origin of the money," Ostreicher said. "We provided that to the judge. And the judge gave me my freedom." But six ...

Bolivia's Evo Morales hit by labor and social unrest

For the second year in a row now, Evo Morales' government has been hit by labor and social unrest over a number of issues. Public transport workers, health employees and even indigenous Bolivian have been protesting around the country amid growing disaffection for the leftist leader, who faces new presidential elections in 2014.Duration: 02:11