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A new twist in the turbulent saga surrounding a proposed roadway through indigenous land has reignited a debate raging throughout Bolivia since the middle of last year. The controversial highway ― which would cut through the Isiboro-Secure National Park
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● Follow the road to sustainable development with Andrew Liveris of Dow Chemical in his latest partnership with The Nature Conservancy ● Drupal development by the Macaroni Bros La Paz, 19 ene (PL) El presidente Evo Morales aseguro hoy que el Gobierno se
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● Follow the road to sustainable development with Andrew Liveris of Dow Chemical in his latest partnership with The Nature Conservancy ● Drupal development by the Macaroni Bros La Paz, 19 ene (PL) El presidente Evo Morales aseguro hoy que el Gobierno se
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LA PAZ, Bolivia - Bolivia's long-downtrodden indigenous majority adored President Evo Morales as he championed a new constitution that promised the nation's 36 ethnicities unprecedented autonomy. But three years after voters overwhelmingly approved that
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The world is talking, are you listening? Global Voices is an international community of bloggers who report on blogs and citizen media from around the world. Learn why » In October 2011, the President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, signed off a Law, known as “
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Actor Sean Penn, left, poses with a Bolivian miner who gave him a mining helmet, during a meeting with President Evo Morales (not in frame) at the Quemado presidential palace, in La Paz, Bolivia, on Feb. 15, 2012. NEXT: Sean Penn
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War hero Simon Weston says actor 'does not know what he is talking about'Ben Fogle also challenged Penn to a public debate on the FalklandsLeft-wing U.S. actor says sending Duke of Cambridge is not necessaryHollywood star in Uruguay as he continues South
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Sean Penn has been attacked by Simon Weston for his comments about the Falklands Sean Penn has been branded an "idiot" by war veteran Simon Weston for his attack on Britain's claim to the Falkland Islands. The Hollywood actor launched a tirade against Br
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Befriending Bolivia: We should improve relations with this poor South American country While U.S. relations with Bolivia can be divided into periods in quest of clarity, U.S. corporate investment there across 187 years of Bolivian independence is probabl
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LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Bolivia's long-downtrodden indigenous majority adored President Evo Morales as he championed a new constitution that promised the nation's 36 ethnicities unprecedented autonomy. But three years after voters overwhelmingly approved that
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Lowlands Indians abandon Bolivia's president By CARLOS VALDEZ Associated Press By CARLOS VALDEZ Updated: 2012-02-13T17:58:02Z Juan Karita, File FILE - In this April 15, 2011 file photo, effigies, made from donkey carcasses, representing Bolivia's Preside
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HIALEAH — Bashing the "thugocrats" in Venezuela and Cuba, U.S. Senate candidate Connie Mack touted the support of Miami-Dade's Cuban-American congressional representatives Monday in a speech that highlighted his foreign-policy chops. Mack, a Republican F
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Bolivian President Evo Morales has proposed tapping as much as $1.2 billion of central bank reserves to finance industrial projects, state news agency ABI reported. In legislation sent to Congress today, local town halls will become partners with the cen
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BUENOS AIRES Feb 13 (Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Monday he had sent a bill to Congress to set aside $1.2 billion in foreign reserves to start a fund to finance public sector industrial projects. Morales has long considered the possi
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February 13, 2012 — LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's long-downtrodden indigenous majority adored President Evo Morales as he championed a new constitution that promised the nation's 36 ethnicities unprecedented autonomy. But three years after voters over
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LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Bolivia's long-downtrodden indigenous majority adored President Evo Morales as he championed a new constitution that promised the nation's 36 ethnicities unprecedented autonomy. But three years after voters overwhelmingly approved that
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But three years after voters overwhelmingly
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tool goes here FILE - In this April 15, 2011 file photo, effigies, made from donkey carcasses, representing Bolivia's President Evo Morales and Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera serve as a road barricade during a protest demanding an increased minimum
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LA PAZ, Bolivia - Bolivia's long-downtrodden indigenous majority adored President Evo Morales as he championed a new constitution that promised the nation's 36 ethnicities unprecedented autonomy. But three years after voters overwhelmingly approved that
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FILE - In this Tuesday Oct. 18, 2011 file photo, protesters carry flags representing their indigenous movement as they advance towards the capital in protest of government planned highway that would cut through a nature reserve, in La Cumbre, Bolivia. Th
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Juan Evo Morales Ayma (born October 26, 1959 in Orinoca, Oruro), popularly known as Evo (pronounced [ˈeβo]), is the President of Bolivia since 2006. He has been declared the country's first fully indigenous head of state in the 470 years since the Spanish Conquest. Full Article
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Clad as indigenous Bolivian peasants, wearing ponchos, flower and coca leaves garlands and 'chullos' (sort of woolen caps typical of the Andean indigenous peasants) Bolivian President Evo Morales (L) and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Morales address the crowd during a rally 26 May,...
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales (R) dances with members of Thinku group during the Carnival parade in Oruro, some 200 km (124 miles) south of La Paz, February 18, 2012. Partying and religion mingle in Bolivia's carnival celebration in Oruro, a mining and commercial city of more than...
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales (R) and Cochabamba's Mayor Edwin Castellanos perform during the Carnival parade in Oruro, some 200 km (124 miles) south of La Paz, February 18, 2012. Partying and religion mingled in Bolivia's Carnival celebration in Oruro, a mining and commercial city of...
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Bolivian President Evo Morales (C) dances with members of the Morenada carnival group, during the opening of the Carnival of Oruro, in the mining town of Oruro, 240 km south of La Paz on February 18, 2012. The Carnival of Oruro was inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the...
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Bolivian President Evo Morales (C) attends the opening of the Carnival of Oruro, in the mining town of Oruro, 240 km south of La Paz on February 18, 2012. The Carnival of Oruro was inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008.
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Bolivian President Evo Morales plays the bass drum during the opening of the Carnival of Oruro, in the mining town of Oruro, 240 km south of La Paz on February 18, 2012. The Carnival of Oruro was inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of...
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales, center, takes part in carnival celebrations in Oruro, Bolivia, Saturday Feb. 18, 2012. Next to Rio de Janeiro, the mountain mining town is host to one of the largest carnivals in South America.
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Bolivian President Evo Morales (C) dances during a ceremony at the start of the Carnaval in La Paz February 17, 2012.
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales sprays beer to bless the presidential aircraft as part of traditions of the Andean Carnival in El Alto in the outskirts of La Paz, February 17, 2012.
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US actor Sean Penn (L) poses with a Bolivian miner who gave him a mining helmet , during a meeting with President Evo Morales (not in frame) at the Quemado presidential palace, in La Paz, Bolivia, on February 15, 2012.
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US actor Sean Penn (L) poses with eastern Bolivia natives, during a meeting with President Evo Morales (not in frame) at the Quemado presidential palace, in La Paz, Bolivia, on February 15, 2012.
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US actor Sean Penn (L) is greeted by a Bolivian Aymara woman, during a meeting with President Evo Morales (not in frame) at the Quemado presidential palace, in La Paz, Bolivia, on February 15, 2012.
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The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales (L) gives a traditional poncho to US actor Sean Penn, during a meeting at the Quemado presidential palace, in La Paz, Bolivia, on February 15, 2012.
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The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales (L) shakes hands with US actor Sean Penn, during a meeting at the Quemado presidential palace, in La Paz, Bolivia, on February 15, 2012.
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales, left, shakes hands with U.S. actor Sean Penn at the government palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012.
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales, left, places a traditional poncho on U.S. actor Sean Penn during a meeting at the government palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012.
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Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference in La Paz, on February 14, 2012. Morales said that the 13 points in discussion with Chile since 2006 --among them the access to the sea by Bolivia-- are at a standstill.
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Bolivian President Evo Morales gives a press conference at the Palacio Quemado presidential palace in La Paz on February 13, 2012. Morales said that he has sent to the Congress a draft bill proposing the investment of USD 1,200 million from the national reserve for industrialization...
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Bolivian President Evo Morales holds up the new law for the consultation for construction of the Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos highway in La Paz February 10, 2012. The law deepened the confrontation between Morales and indigenous groups that rejected the plan funded by Brazilian...
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales, center, accompanied by Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera, left, holds up a signed bill calling for a consultation on building a highway through the nature reserve, during a ceremony at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday Feb. 10, 2012. ...
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Actor Sean Penn (C) poses with Carnival queens from different regions of Bolivia, during a meeting with Bolivia's President Evo Morales at the government palace in La Paz February 15, 2012.
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Actor Sean Penn (L) is greeted by a miner during a meeting with Bolivia's President Evo Morales at the government palace in La Paz February 15, 2012.
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Actor Sean Penn (C) receives a wreath of coca leaves and flowers from Carnival queens from different regions of Bolivia, during a meeting with Bolivia's President Evo Morales at the government palace in La Paz February 15, 2012.
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Actor Sean Penn wears a miner's helmet during a meeting with Bolivia's President Evo Morales at the government palace in La Paz February 15, 2012.
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Actor Sean Penn (R) receives a poncho from Bolivian President Evo Morales during a meeting at the government palace in La Paz February 15, 2012.
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Clad as indigenous Bolivian peasants, wearing ponchos, flower and coca leaves garlands and 'chullos' (sort of woolen caps typical of the Andean indigenous peasants) Bolivian President Evo Morales (L) and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Morales address the crowd during a rally 26 May,...
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