Aymara journalist Julio Mamani and I meet at one of the new aerial cable car stations in El Alto, Bolivia. A cool Andean wind is blowing through the nearby street market as the cable cars hover above ...

Virginio (José Calcina) and Sisa (Luisa Quispe) are an elderly Quechua couple who have always lived in the same small village; they’ve raised their family there and made a living as subsistence ...

Once a year, miners from the Oruro region, on the high planes of western Bolivia, gather to offer sacrifices to appease El Tio. Bolivia's miners believe the fierce ...

Waiting in line for hours, often in vain, for basics such as cooking oil has become a way of life in Bolivia, where anger over shortages and skyrocketing prices has exploded into violence. Making ...

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings On 17 April 2009 Bolivia's President Evo Morales announced that the day ...