Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Bolivia's Morales approves Mutun steelworks construction by Chinese company ... Bolivian President Evo Morales has signed legislation for the construction of a Chinese-built steelworks near the Mutun iron ore mine, according to Bolivia's ... Mutun, in Santa Cruz state, has 40 billion mt of iron ore deposits.

LA PAZ: The Bolivian government said Thursday the death toll among inmates at a riot-torn prison stormed by police stood at seven, including two foreign nationals – a Brazilian and a ... Policemen are seen outside of Palmasola prison after a violent episode inside the prison in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

In Bolivia, the river turtle has been reported in the departments of Pando, Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz. The yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle is sensitive to environmental changes and therefore functions as a biological indicator to determine and measure variations in the ecosystem, ...

Aon sued Mr. Contreras in June 2015, charging he sent Aon funds to a shell company, Grupcor S.R.L. He allegedly misappropriated funds to purchase a building in La Paz, Bolivia, and offices and parking spaces in Santa Cruz de La Sierra, Bolivia, in the name of Grupcor. He also misappropriated funds to ...

SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA - JULY 10: The Bolivian flag blows as people gather outside the Palmasola prison as they wait to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis who was visiting prisoners inside on July 10, 2015 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The prison is one of the most notorious in Bolivia. Pope Francis is now ...

On Lake Titicaca's southern edge, Copacabana, Bolivia, is famed for an ancient relic, miracles and a religious rite that includes showering new cars in cold .... of the Incas,” said Guillermo Delgado, professor and anthropologist at the University of California at Santa Cruz and an expert on Bolivian culture.

LA PAZ, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Tradition, brotherhood and mayhem are the elements that bring the crowds to Bolivian carnivals, with each region of the country offering its own twist. These includes the traditional "comadres" in Tarija, the "folclorica" of Oruro, the "farandula" of Santa Cruz, the "Corso de Corso" ...

A Bolivian delegation chaired by the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Wilma Alanoca, participates in the FIL, which takes place in the Cuban capital until February 11, where they presented the autobiography of President Evo Morales 'MI Vida, Orinoca al Palacio de Quemado,'( My Life, from Orinoca to the Quemado Palace.)

Pope Francis called for an immediate end to the violence in Syria so food and medicine can get in and the sick and wounded can leave. FILE: Pope Francis in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on 9 July 2015. Picture: AFP. Pope Francis · Eastern Ghouta · Bombs in eastern Ghouta · Pope Francis calls for peace in Syria.