Bolivia signs MoU to access Chile's Humboldt cable

Bolivia and Chile have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop technical studies for a terrestrial fibre-optic corridor that would give Bolivia access to the planned Humboldt submarine cable to Australia and beyond, reports local daily El Deber …

Gas in Bolivia: The Rise and Fall of a Depleting Resource | Gas en Bolivia, auge y caída de un recurso que se termina

By Michel Zelada, Los Tiempos: A group of people waits in line to buy a cylinder of liquefied petroleum gas for household use. | Carlos López Experts in hydrocarbons, companies involved in gas extraction, the government itself, and other stakeholders in  …

Bolivia’s Energy Crisis Deepens as Natural Gas Reserves Run Dry

Years of underinvestment in Bolivia’s gas industry have left the South American country facing a severe fuel shortage, as energy prices rise ever higher owing to the ongoing war in Iran. The energy shortages and economic crisis follow years of poor …

The Justice of Bolivia orders six months of preventive detention for the former prosecutor Torrez for drug trafficking

The Bolivian Justice has issued this Saturday six months of preventive prison against the former prosecutor of the department of La Paz, Luis Carlos Torrez, investigated for alleged crimes of drug trafficking and belonging to a criminal organization, …

Chile’s president makes first state visit to Bolivia in more than 70 years

Chile president makes first state visit to Bolivia in 71 years as region shifts right

LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Chilean President José Antonio Kast arrived in neighboring Bolivia on Friday for the first state visit by a Chilean leader in more than seven decades, as a rightward realignment in South America reshapes long-standing rivalries. Kast and …

Peru to play Bolivia in November friendly

LIMA, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Peru will face Bolivia in a friendly during next month's FIFA international window, the Peruvian Football Association said on Friday. The clash will be played on November 13 in Lima, with the venue to be confirmed at a later …

Bolivia's Paz Hosts Chile's Kast in First State Visit in 71 Years

While this is the first official visit in 71 years, other Chilean presidents have traveled to Bolivia in the interim. Augusto Pinochet met with Hugo Banzer in the border town of Charaña in 1975, and Eduardo Frei, Ricardo Lagos, Michelle Bachelet and …

Bolivia farmer cuts energy costs with fuel made from plastic bags, tires, and oil

A farmer in the Bolivian highlands is turning discarded plastic bags, old tires, and used oil into tractor fuel. The workaround is helping cut one of his biggest farm expenses and keeping him afloat. For communities squeezed by the rising price of diesel, …

dpa Chilean president makes first state visit to Bolivia in 71 years

Chilean President José Antonio Kast made the first state visit to Bolivia by a leader from his country in 71 years on Friday, as the two neighbours sought to improve relations despite a long-running dispute over Bolivia's access to the Pacific Ocean. …