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Bogot -
The city of Bogotá, capital of Colombia, is located on a plateau of the Andes, in central Colombia, 2.650 meters (8,690 feet) above sea level. The capital, with nearly 7.3 million inhabitants is the fifth most populous conurbation in South America.
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La Paz -
Bolivian President Morales is expelling the US Agency for International Development. He accuses the organization of attempting to impose its own will on the country and of fomenting protests against his government.
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For decades, the U.S. Government has used death squads and torture to control Latin Americans. Now, courageous leaders like Bolivia's Evo Morales have learned to protect their democracies by expelling over-reaching American agencies, like the USAID
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Santiago -
The crossing of the Andes between Santiago, Chile, and Mendoza, Argentina, is a unique experience that offers magnificent mountain scenery of outstanding natural beauty, including a close view of Mount Aconcagua, "The Colossus of America".
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Santiago -
On March 26, precisely 106 years ago today, Emile Dubois, a Frenchman found guilty of killing four people in Chile, faced the firing squad. His memory has endured in the faith of the people who consider Dubois a martyr of injustice, a hero and a saint.
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Antofagasta -
The old Baquedano railway complex, located 90 kilometers northeast of the city of Antofagasta in the arid Atacama Desert in northern Chile, was the converging point of Chile’s North-South railway line and the East-West Antofagasta-Bolivia Railway.
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Caracas -
Venezuelans have paid an emotional tribute to their fallen leader, President Hugo Chavez, at his state funeral in Caracas Friday.
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La Paz -
Eighteen people died and twenty-five were injured in an accident on Monday morning in the La Paz - Los Yungas Road, Bolivia; this road is known by the local people as "the highway of death".
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La Paz -
Bolivian President Evo Morales yesterday announced the nationalization of utility companies owned by Spanish based energy group Iberdrola, the latest in a series of nationalizations of key Bolivian industries.
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Montevideo -
José Mujica, president of Uruguay, has been described as the world’s poorest and most generous political leader; he donates about 90% of his salary to charities, lives in a modest house at his wife’s flower farm, and drives a 1987 VW Beetle.
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Colonia -
The old town of Colonia del Sacramento was founded in 1680 by the Portuguese on the northern bank of the Rio de la Plata and for 150 years was the subject of heated disputes with Spain; today is a lovely attraction for visitors from the entire world.
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Geneva -
Originally meant to be built in Waxahachie, Texas, under the nickname of Desertron, Switzerland-France's CERN states it has seen "tantalizing hints" of the elusive Higgs boson, also called the "God particle," in two of their experiments.
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La Paz -
There is an old Bolivian tradition equivalent to the Euro-American Halloween. Ancient Andean people set a day aside for remembrance of the dead. But the Bolivian tradition comes with some practices squeamish Catholic priests are beginning to protest .
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Cusco -
Formerly the capital of the Inca Empire, and during the Spanish conquest one of the most important cities of the Viceroyalty of Peru, Cusco, the oldest inhabited city in the Americas can transport the visitor back to its magnificent and rich history.
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New York -
The presidents of Chile and Bolivia discussed conflicting maritime issues dating back to 1879 in their respective speeches at the 66th General Assembly of the United Nations.
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Netflix has been the largest Internet movie and TV series subscription/mail order service since 1997. Today, its online streaming is being launched in Latin America and the Caribbean for unlimited DVDs, movies and television shows.
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In the short term, both the US dollar and US Treasury bonds may actually benefit from the downgrade of the US debt and react to panic buying.
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Lima -
The Peruvian National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) reported that the presidential candidate Ollanta Humala has obtained 51.2 percent of the valid votes, while Keiko Fujimori has 48.8 percent.
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La Paz -
Linda Gueiler, the only female president in Bolivia’s history, died this past Monday at the age of 89. Gueiler's reign lasted 8 months, stemming from 1979-1980.
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Lima -
The presidential election in Perú taking place tomorrow April 10 appears headed to a runoff between left-wing nationalist Ollanta Humala and right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, according to recent surveys.
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