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In this Aug. 23, 2018 photo, 117-year-old Julia Flores Colque eyes the camera while sitting outside her home in Sacaba, Bolivia. Her national identity card says Flores Colque was born on Oct. 26, 1900 in a mining camp in the Bolivian mountains. At 117 and just over 10 months, she would be the oldest woman in the Andean nation and perhaps the oldest living person in the world. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) XJK501 XJK501

August 28, 2018 at 8:34 am

She may be world’s oldest person, but 117-year-old is too busy to care VIEW

Julia Flores Colque doesn’t care if Guinness World Records hasn’t received an application for recognition of her age of 117 years and 10 months. She’s...

April 2, 2018 at 7:24 am

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Bolivia

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Bolivia on Monday, but it was so deep that there were no reports of injuries...

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March 1, 2018 at 12:28 pm

Outraged Bolivians protest over Virgin painted in lingerie VIEW

LA PAZ, Argentina (AP) — Hundreds of Bolivians held a pilgrimage Thursday to protest an artist's rendition of their patron saint wearing red underwear and...

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February 15, 2018 at 12:49 pm

Bolivia is shaken by 2 explosions that kill 12 people

ORURO, Bolivia (AP) — Children returned to school Thursday and nervous adults tried to get back to normal after being stunned by two deadly explosions...

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November 28, 2017 at 5:52 pm

Bolivia’s top court gives president green light to run again

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's highest court cleared the way Tuesday for President Evo Morales to run for a fourth term in 2019 despite...

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October 8, 2017 at 11:27 am

Admirers honor ‘Che’ Guevara 50 years after his death VIEW

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A little band of guerrillas had been on the run through rugged, mountainous terrain, struggling unsuccessfully to build support among...

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January 3, 2017 at 9:43 am

Severe Bolivian drought hurts crops, threatens capital VIEW

CARACOLLO, Bolivia (AP) — Last year, the flowering quinoa plants painted Florencio Tola's farmlands in vibrant sepia and ochre tones. But this season, all that...

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December 1, 2016 at 9:14 pm

Colombia repatriates dead as airline’s licensing questioned VIEW

RIO NEGRO, Colombia (AP) — Victims of this week's tragic air crash in the Andes were flown home Friday as Bolivia's president called for "drastic...

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August 25, 2016 at 9:37 pm

Striking miners kidnap, kill deputy minister in Bolivia VIEW

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Striking Bolivian miners kidnapped and beat to death the country's deputy interior minister in a shocking spasm of violence following...

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August 22, 2016 at 9:07 pm

High in the Bolivian Andes, a tour of Aymara sacred sites

EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — At a gasp-inducing 13,000 feet-plus (4,000 meters-plus) above sea level, a post marks the spot where Andean gods are said...

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