Bolivian protesters suspend Sumitomo mine blockade

Reuters UK, 23-Apr-2010: Bolivian peasant farmers called off a 10-day protest against the San Cristobal mine owned by Japan's Sumitomo Corp late on Thursday, a local government official said.
Climate Change Conference Participants in Cochabamba, Bolivia, To Propose Rights for Mother Earth

Latin American News Dispatch, 23-Apr-2010: Bolivian President Evo Morales inaugurated a climate change conference in Cochabamba on Tuesday.
Bolivian leader knocks industrial chicken, soda

Associated Press, 21-Apr-2010: Bolivian President Evo Morales said Tuesday that men should stay away from chicken if they want to maintain their hair and virility.
Coca Colla hopes to create a buzz in Bolivia

BBC News, 21-Apr-2010: An unlikely newcomer has made the world of soft drinks a little more crowded: Bolivia has started producing a new fizzy drink using the coca leaf.
Military parade in Venezuela

Voice of Russia, 21-Apr-2010: A military parade was held in Venezuela's capital Caracas on Monday to mark the bicentenary of national independence.
Eye on Bolivian metal bid

JoonAng Daily, 21-Apr-2010: The government yesterday set up programs to develop industrial technologies using lithium as Korea seeks to gain access to the world's largest reserve of the rare metal in Bolivia.
Georgia to Court South America in Bid to Halt Rebel Recognition

Bloomberg Buisnessweek, 19-Apr-2010: Georgia plans to cultivate support in South America in an attempt to prevent more countries from recognizing the independence of two separatist Georgian regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Bolivian villagers want compensation as glaciers melt

BBC News, 19-Apr-2010: Researchers say that the glaciers are in dramatic retreat across the Andes due to rising temperatures.
Unquenchable Sed: Water Access a Decade after Cochabamba's Water War

Bolivia Democratica, 18-Apr-2010: Cochabamba's "Water War" in April of 2000 focused international attention on the struggle of peoples to have control over, or access to one of life's most essential elements. Ten years later, this Andean city's struggle for water persists with an unquenchable thirst.
Escalante's 'genius' celebrated at East LA funeral

Associated Press, 18-Apr-2010: The funeral for "Stand and Deliver" math teacher Jaime Escalante has drawn some 600 family and friends, including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and actor Edward James Olmos.