Going bussed in Bolivia Sep 10, 2009
Article By: Tom Gray Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:33 Buried in the mad heart of South America, Bolivia is just about my perfect adventure holiday destination ... It's only after you've completed your first full journey that you'll realise how brilliant Bolivian buses really are. (iAfrica.com)
Is Stonehenge overrated? Book offers options Sep 10, 2009
But ideas from "Off the Tourist Trail" are thought-provoking: Isla del Sol on the border of Bolivia and Peru rather than Machu Picchu; Iguazu Falls in Argentina and Brazil instead of Niagara; Tikal, the ancient Mayan step pyramids of Guatemala, instead of Mexico's Chichen Itza; and Bryce Canyon, Utah, instead of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The book, a $40 hardcover from DK Eyewitness Travel, has separate sections on cities, ruins, natural wonders, festivals, great journeys, architectural... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
TAM Files Amended 2007 Annual Report Sep 3, 2009
(PRNewsFoto/TAM) SAO PAULO, BRAZIL BRAZIL. SAO PAULO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM (BOVESPA: TAMM4, NYSE: ) announced that it has filed an amended annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the 2007 Amended Annual Report) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). (PR Newswire)
Jacksonville port would benefit from trade with Cuba Aug 29, 2009
The relationship between the U.S. and Cuba has begun to thaw, with the lifting of travel restrictions for Cuban-Americans and the resumption of immigration talks, said Manuel Rocha, former U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia. Since taking the reins of Cuba from his brother, Raul Castro has allowed Cubans to buy computers and cell phones and stay in tourist hotels. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
It's time to drop policies of the past, lift Cuba restrictions Aug 14, 2009
And the handsome Che Guevara, Castro's revolutionary partner killed in 1967 while trying to spread the revolution to Bolivia, peers from billboards and monuments. I spent four days in Havana last month with six other chiefs to U.S. senators from both political parties as a guest of the Center for Democracy in the Americas, a non-governmental organization advocating improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba. (Anchorage Daily News)
Vanishing Bolivian Glacier Ends Highest Ski Run, Threatens La Paz's Water Aug 6, 2009
Vanishing Bolivian Glacier Ends Highest Ski Run (Update1) - Bloomberg ... Vanishing Bolivian Glacier Ends Highest Ski Run (Update1) ... The loss of the 18,000-year-old glacier this year that loomed above Bolivias altiplano threatens to diminish water supplies to 2 million people clustered around La Paz, according to the World Bank, leaving Jade Dragon in China and Indias Gulmarg as the highest remaining ski areas for the adventurous. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Want cell service abroad? Try a cheap local phone Aug 4, 2009
But in Bolivia, where she also travels frequently, it doesn't work at all, Moe said, so she has purchased a Bolivian cellphone ... "My colleagues from Sweden, when they're in Bolivia, their phones work just fine." ... "In the middle of Bolivia I've used Skype to call my family; the laptop has a camera so I can show my family what my room looks like.". (USA Today -- Travel)
Outsourcing benefits US workers, too Aug 4, 2009
ODesk has contractors from dozens of countries, including China, Singapore, Russia, and Bolivia. At the same time, work is being outsourced to the US from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Spaineven Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. (India Times)
TAM Announces Changes in Board of Directors Aug 1, 2009
Operations abroad include flights to 18 destinations in the United States, Europe and South America: New York, Miami and Orlando (USA), Paris (France), London (England), Milan (Italy), Frankfurt (Germany), Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires and Bariloche (Argentina), Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), Santiago (Chile), Asuncion and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), Montevideo (Uruguay), Caracas (Venezuela) and Lima (Peru). TAM has code-share agreements that make possible the sharing of seats... (PR Newswire)
Ousted Honduran leader retreats after brief return home Jul 25, 2009
Leaders across the region meanwhile were in rhetorical high gear, with the leftist governments of Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Ecuador blaming the United States for the deadlock. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told a Mercosur trade bloc summit in Paraguay on Friday the Honduran coup could "not be tolerated, and we cannot back down. We condemn the interruption of democracy in Honduras.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Stefan Muetzenberg holds a Clayton city limits sign next to the sign outside the Swiss village where he and his family live. He mailed the sign home three decades ago when he was a student at Rabun County High School. Jul 24, 2009
I really can't imagine that anybody you talk to wouldn't say he was likable and a great guy. "At the time, Muetzenberg was one of four foreign exchange students at RCHS. Others were from France, the Netherlands and Uruguay. And 1978 also was the first year that students from the north end of the county attended RCHS instead of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School.Muetzenberg made plans to return to Rabun after receiving an e-mail earlier this year from classmate Horace Ramey. He also wanted to show his... (Clayton Tribune, GA)
UN sets new North Korea sanctions Jul 17, 2009
In pictures: Bolivia independence. Is that cellphone kosher. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Making music, bridging cultures Jul 17, 2009
Some of the same differences are on display when the YOA comes together: While some North American musicians have had the benefits of extensive training and resources, people from Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru - it s a totally different story. But, he continues, That s the beautiful thing about music. (Boston Globe)
Fatal blasts hit Jakarta hotels Jul 17, 2009
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No swine flu vaccinations Jul 15, 2009
Argentina will host the meeting of ministers from Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay. Elsewhere on the continent, now in its winter season, Ecuador reported the disease has spread to 14 of the country's 24 provinces, with the total number of infections at 264 with three deaths. (iAfrica.com)
Salt of the earth Jul 9, 2009
The Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the highest salt desert in the world ... Article By: Marc Burleigh Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:51 For years, the Salar de Uyuni has been a remote but popular tourist draw in southern Bolivia: the world's highest salt desert, whose blinding white expanse stretches to the horizon ... Because Bolivia, the poorest country in South America, is sitting on a bonanza in the Salar de Uyuni. (iAfrica.com)
Armstrong enigma Jul 7, 2009
Page last updated at 10:16 GMT, Monday, 6 July 2009 11:16 UK. Who is Neil Armstrong. (BBC News -- Science)
Assisted dying law to be debated Jul 7, 2009
Bolivia raids 'huge cocaine lab. WATCHED/LISTENED. (BBC News -- UK)
A week after Honduras coup Jul 5, 2009
"In Ecuador, Bolivia, Honduras, they are ... in a situation where the constitution creates institutional obstacles to sweeping away the old political class and removing an obstacle to change," Hellinger said. "But in the Honduras case, we are dealing with a president who was not elected on a platform of change unlike in these other cases.". (iAfrica.com)
Scaling glaciers in Colombia Jul 5, 2009
In Bolivia, no one has skied the 17,000-foot Chacaltaya glacier, once the world's highest ski slope, since melting ice exposed a gash of solid rock across its midsection in 1998; just. 2 percent of its original size, the glacier is expected to disappear within 15 years. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Honduras's Deposed President Zelaya Will Seek UN's Help to Regain His Post Jun 30, 2009
Democratically elected leaders aligned with Chavez in Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, as well as U.S. ally in Colombia, have sought constitutional changes to stay in power beyond their original mandates. At the OAS General Assembly this month in Honduras, representatives from 34 nations, including the U.S., voted to overturn a 1962 resolution suspending communist Cuba even though its status as the Western Hemispheres sole dictatorship flouts the organizations 2001 Democratic Charter. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
10 things every traveler should do Jun 26, 2009
In Bolivia, the McDonald's I visited was so exotic that society ladies sipped their McCoffees under the watchful eye of a security guard. Even in Manhattan, the Big Mac outlet I stumbled into one morning at 3 a.m. was home to an unexpected but very New Yawky kind of camaraderie. (CNN -- Travel)
Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions Jun 19, 2009
The US president railed against Fidel Castro in his speech, admonished several other left-leaning governments, including Venezuela and Bolivia, and urged a ban on countries deemed corrupt from attending future summits. But he accepted a final declaration that toned down the proposed crackdown. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
No Agreement On Cuba During OAS Talks Jun 3, 2009
But socialist Latin American leaders, led by the presidents of Bolivia, Nicaragua and Venezuela, wanted to simply revoke Cuba's nearly 50-year-old expulsion from the group ... That prospect angered Nicaragua, Venezuela and Bolivia, which were all pressing for a vote on Tuesday even though Cuba has expressed no interest in rejoining the bloc. (CBS News)
Clinton details conditions for Cuba entry to OAS Jun 3, 2009
That prospect angered representatives of the region's growing number of socialist-run countries like Nicaragua, Venezuela and Bolivia. All were pressing for a vote on Tuesday even though Cuba has expressed no interest in rejoining the bloc. (USA Today)
Obama's efforts to engage Cuba facing big test Jun 1, 2009
Nicaragua, backed by Venezuela, Bolivia and others, favors an approach that would declare Cuba's expulsion an error and remove all legal hurdles to it regaining its membership. Diplomats at OAS headquarters in Washington have tried frantically to forge a compromise. (MSNBC -- International)
Carnival Passengers, Crew Get Swine Flu on Luxury Cruise in South Pacific May 29, 2009
The tally excludes 1,163 additional cases in the U.S., 433 in Mexico, 197 in Canada, 128 in Australia, 79 in Chile, 66 in the , 18 in Argentina, 26 in Spain, 12 in South Korea, 8 in the Philippines, 5 in Brazil, 3 each in Singapore and Italy, 2 in Switzerland, as well as initial infections in Bolivia, Romania, Slovakia, Uruguay and Venezuela that were announced subsequently. Rapid Spread. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Israel: Venezuela Supplying Iran Nukes May 27, 2009
Secret Israeli Report Claims Bolivia Also Providing Nuclear Material To Isolated Regime ... It added, "Bolivia also supplies uranium to Iran." ... Venezuela and Bolivia are close allies, and both regimes have a history of opposing U.S. foreign policy and Israeli actions. (CBS News -- World)
Keep it simple: Have passport, will travel May 27, 2009
I m under no illusions I will ever do anything more adventurous than ordering a cup of coffee from a sidewalk cafe in the Czech Republic or haggling with a street vendor in Bolivia. I plan on planning for the next big trip just to see where it takes me. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
* Venezuela giving Iran uranium May 27, 2009
Venezuela and Bolivia are supplying Iran with uranium for its nuclear program, according to a secret Israeli government report obtained on Monday ... There are reports that Venezuela supplies Iran with uranium for its nuclear program, the Foreign Ministry document states, referring to previous Israeli intelligence conclusions, adding Bolivia also supplies uranium to Iran ... Venezuela and Bolivia are close allies, and both regimes have a history of opposing US foreign policy and Israeli... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Israel: Venezuela, Bolivia Supplying Iran With Uranium May 26, 2009
JERUSALEM Venezuela and Bolivia are supplying Iran with uranium for its nuclear program, according to a secret Israeli government report obtained Monday by The Associated Press ... It added, "Bolivia also supplies uranium to Iran." ... Venezuela and Bolivia are close allies, and both regimes have a history of opposing U.S. foreign policy and Israeli actions. (Fox News)
From the editors desk: Events to benefit St. Peters May 24, 2009
Names like Iraq, Afghanistan, Bolivia all sound far, far away. On main street America, what matters, the conventional wisdom goes, is what happens locally. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
GOL Expands Sales Channels by Opening New Stores Internationally May 22, 2009
In the next few months, GOL will also open stores in Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Rosario (Argentina), Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), Santiago (Chile), Lima (Peru) and Montevideo (Uruguay), as well as Cochabamba and La Paz (Bolivia). In Bogota (Colombia) and Caracas (Venezuela), destinations currently served by the VARIG brand, existing stores will be reorganized and moved to more convenient locations to ensure better customer service. (PR Newswire)
Medical mission May 21, 2009
Che Guevara died attempting to lead an abortive guerrilla campaign in Bolivia. Tens of thousands of Cuban troops were sent to fight in the anti-colonial wars in Africa. (BBC News -- Health)
Green 'gold rush' in new auto norms May 20, 2009
Bradford also expected a boom in demand for lithium that has to be imported from markets such as China, Chile and Bolivia and could be in short supply. Frost van's Rinek expects hybrid vehicles to make up 7 per cent of U.S. vehicle sales by 2015, up from under 3 per cent currently, but is reviewing that projection. (India Times)
Nigeria: Swine Flu Levelling Off, But Threat Remains May 15, 2009
com: Nigeria: Swine Flu Levelling Off, But Threat Remains (Page 1 of 1). Nigeria: Swine Flu Levelling Off, But Threat Remains. (allAfrica.com)
Clinton plans visit to Latin America May 14, 2009
US ties with several Latin American countries, including Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, which are all headed by democratically elected but leftist leaders, languished during the Bush administration ... On May 1, Clinton told State Department employees that President George W. Bush's Latin American policy had been counterproductive, allowing leftist leaders such as Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Bolivia's Evo Morales and Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega to promote anti-US sentiment and rely on aid from... (Boston Globe)
Huge Bolivian glacier disappears May 13, 2009
Scientists in Bolivia say that one of the country's most famous glaciers has almost disappeared as a result of climate change ... Many Bolivians on the highland plains, and in two cities, depend on the melting of the glaciers for their water supply during the dry season ... The team of Bolivian scientists started measuring the Chacaltaya glacier in the 1990s. (BBC News -- Americas)
Jindal affiliate finds natural gas in Bolivia May 12, 2009
LA PAZ(BOLIVIA): A subsidiary of India's Jindal Power Ltd says it has found new natural gas reserves in a well in eastern Bolivia ... Kinn said the company invested $11 million in the exploration of the field in eastern Bolivia ... Bolivia's natural gas deposits are the second largest in South America after Venezuela. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Bolivia: Into the wild May 9, 2009
Bolivia has saved a wide swath of its Amazon for ecotourism, but Tyler Stiem learns this territory is still a long way from tame ... I've abandoned the cosmopolitan moonscape of Bolivia's capital, La Paz, for the buzzing equatorial wet of the Amazon ... The Bolivian government finally relented. (Globe and Mail)
interview with CNN Espaol, May 8, 2009
It happened in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, and it's also happening in Colombia. It's an internal matter, but how do you feel about those Presidents wanting to stay on, and will you bring it up at the summit. (Harper's Magazine)
Flu bans heighten trade tensions May 6, 2009
The eight identified by Mr Ruiz Mateos are China, Russia, the UAE, Ukraine, Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras and Azerbaijan. "We won't permit unjustified barriers on Mexican exports," Mr Ruiz Mateos told a news conference. (BBC News -- Business)
Flu could flourish in southern hemisphere winter May 5, 2009
And in Bolivia, one of the hemisphere's poorest nations, Health Minister Ramiro Tapia announced Monday night that the country has only 100 treatments but that WHO has promised an emergency shipment of 12,000. Tourists feared they might not be given Tamiflu if they fall ill, but Tapia said the government would provide it free to anyone in need. (USA Today -- News)
Pinkies up! Where to sip the world's best teas May 5, 2009
Terrific tea trips - Destinations- msnbc. Where to sip the world's best. (MSNBC -- Travel)
* FEATURE : Three killed in Bolivia: assassins or victims? May 4, 2009
FEATURE : Three killed in Bolivia: assassins or victims. ENIGMATIC ATTACK: While the Bolivian government says it disabled a group of fascist conspirators, the opposition says that President Evo Morales was hoping for sympathy AP , SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA Monday, May 04, 2009, Page 7 ... Irishman Michael Dwyer is pictured holding pistols in his hands and pants in this picture presented by a Bolivian prosecutor after Dwyer and two others were killed by police in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on April 16. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
NEWSWEEK: International Editions: Highlights and Exclusives, May 11-18, 2009 Issue May 4, 2009
" Rooted in the Western healing tradition that emphasizes getting back to nature, the latest spa trend fits the no-nonsense recession-era ethos, which involves doing penance for past excesses by returning to the elements. Top Secrets in South America. Special Correspondent Mac Margolis writes that the most rewarding attractions in South America often are not the ones starred in the guidebooks. South America has a wealth of quieter, less obvious pleasures, many of which can be enjoyed for free,... (PR Newswire)
Why Panama tilts right in presidential vote May 4, 2009
From Bolivia to Venezuela, left-wing leaders have campaigned on a promise to pay attention to the poor for the first time in history. Ideology doesn't fly in pro-business Panama. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Bolivia Plot: Assassins Or Victims? May 3, 2009
Bolivia Plot: Assassins Or Victims ... Bolivia Plot: Assassins Or Victims ... Slain Men In Alleged Bolivia Assassination Plot: Mercenaries Or Victims. (CBS News -- World)
Fears of Swine Flu Prompt Pork Import Bans (2) May 3, 2009
Bolivia said it would start on Monday to screen passengers coming from Mexico and the United States and isolate any found to be infected. Indonesia increased surveillance at all entry points for travelers with flu-like symptoms - using devices at airports that were put in place years ago to monitor for severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, and bird flu. (Agri-View, WI)
Chavez says Obama must prove change after handshake May 2, 2009
Reuters Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gives U.S. President Barack Obama a copy of "Las Venas Abiertas ; Fri May 1, 7:06 pm ET CARACAS (Reuters) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday that Barack Obama must prove he wants to improve ties with South America after the two leaders shook hands at a summit last month. Chavez, a strident U.S. critic, has reduced the frequency of tirades against what he calls the "empire" since Obama took office as U.S. president in January, but he returned... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Carter: US-Syria ties could return this year Apr 29, 2009
He was to meet with Ecuador's newly re-elected president, Rafael Correa, on Wednesday, and continue on to meet with the presidents of Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. Carter said he was exploring the possibility of bringing together the presidents of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru with U.S. representation in a forum where "sensitive issues can be discussed freely.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
In Ecuador, A Win for the Left May Be Good for Business Apr 29, 2009
But, despite expelling the two U.S. diplomats for allegedly meddling in police affairs, Correa last year didn't follow the lead of Bolivian peer Evo Morales and Chavez in expelling the U.S. ambassador to his country ... Though Correa has cajoled oil companies to hand over a bigger share of revenue to the government and pressured banks to cut interest rates, Ecuador unlike Venezuela and Bolivia hasn't nationalized industries. (Time.com)
Global response Apr 29, 2009
If a case of swine flu were found in Bolivia, health-service workers would be transferred to all airports and border areas, he said. Brazil. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Obama says signals positive from Venezuela, Cuba Apr 20, 2009
And he met with Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega and Bolivia's Evo Morales as part of his outreach effort. At a news conference Sunday before returning home, Obama defended his willingness to talk to anti-American leaders a pledge he extended to Iran in last year's presidential campaign. (USA Today)
Obama cautious over Cuba Apr 20, 2009
Several countries, including Bolivia, Honduras, Nicaragua and Venezuela, scuppered the final declaration, refusing to sign it in protest over Cuba's absence. Obama noted that differences remained, and said the ball was in Cuba's court. (iAfrica.com)
Americas summit concludes in "new spirit of cooperation" Apr 20, 2009
Prior to the summit, leaders of Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Honduras had threatened to "veto" the document. Bolivia's President Evo Morales Ayma (R) gestures upon his arrival for the closing ceremony of the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 19, 2009 ... The declaration, as it turned out, mentioned neither the financial crisis nor Cuba, but contained a footnote with Bolivia's statement on the adverse effects of biofuel development on food supply, food... (Xinhuanet, China)
At summit, Obama gets friendly with Chavez Apr 19, 2009
Bolivia President Evo Morales, a close ally of Chavez, said Obama's pledge of a new era of mutual respect toward Latin America rings hollow ... "In Bolivia ... one doesn't feel any change. The policy of conspiracy continues." ... The Bush administration subsequently suspended trade preferences to Bolivia that local business leaders say could cost 20,000 jobs. (AZCentral -- News)
US reaches out to Latin America - with help from Spain Apr 18, 2009
The Obama administration, mindful of the recent interest paid to Latin America by China and Russia, has been eager to work with Spain on a new partnership regarding the region, which could have profound effects on US relations with its neighbors in the hemisphere, including the prickly governments in Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Cuba, and, to a lesser extent, Ecuador and Argentina ... "We have sent messages to the US government in private and in public that we are willing to discuss... (Christian Science Monitor)
Irish assassin plot investigated Apr 18, 2009
Police say Bolivian president Evo Morales was the target of the plot. A senior official from the Irish Embassy in Argentina is to travel to Bolivia to investigate reports that an Irishman has been killed by police ... Reports from Bolivia said he was one of three men killed when police foiled a plot to assassinate president Evo Morales early on Thursday morning. (BBC News -- UK)
Obama to talk to Cuba Apr 18, 2009
Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Honduras issued a joint statement Friday before heading to the summit saying they would not endorse the summit's final declaration because Cuba was excluded and the text did not mention the wide opposition to the US embargo. In another rare display of conciliation, though, Chavez and Obama shook hands and smiled as the inauguration ceremony of the summit began. (iAfrica.com)
* Latin American allies summit postponed Apr 17, 2009
In related news, Ou said the ministry would shut down its representative offices in Bolivia and Bangladesh because of low demand for their services. This story has been viewed 457 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Cuba: The Phantom Menace Apr 16, 2009
With only 11 million people, its a fraction of the size of Brazil, which is hankering to join the UN Security Council, and the same size as Bolivia, which sits on important lithium deposits to be used in next-generation battery technology. It has no weapons, and no real enemiesbesides the United States. (Slate)
Obama: Latin America on equal footing with U.S. Apr 16, 2009
" Obama is to travel later in week to the summit in Trinidad and Tobago for meetings with leaders. He refused to criticize the leaders of Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela, who have taken measures to change their constitutions to extend their holds on power. Don't Miss "I think it's important for the United States not to tell other countries how to structure their democratic practices and what should be contained in their constitutions," he said. "It's up to the people of those countries to make a... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
U.N. President Rips On G-20 'Failure' Apr 15, 2009
His travels begin with a trip to Venezuela to meet with the government of Hugo Chavez before continuing on to Bolivia to confer with Socialist President Evo Morales and to Cuba, home of D Escoto s close friend Fidel Castro. There, he will participate in a meeting of the so-called G-77, a bloc of nations that includes China and developing countries that often criticize Western policy. (Fox News)
New in crime fiction Apr 11, 2009
We hear of the big names, but it takes a gutsy publisher like Akashic to bring the works of the Bolivian novelist Juan De Recacoechea into English ... De Recacoechea has touches of the old noir masters like Jim Thompson, but the voice is uniquely his as he explores everything from the highly structured caste and class systems of Bolivia to the desperation of love and loss. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
