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Pollution Threatens Lake Titicaca- The Christian Science Monitor
March 30 2012. The growing Bolivian city of El Alto struggles to cope with industrial and solid waste pollution as some of that contamination reaches Lake Titicaca.
Dry Toilets: The Answer to a Sewage Crisis?-The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Jan. 25 2012. A non-profit works to improve the health and safety of urban Bolivians through composting toilets–but is it a sustainable solution?
Urban Population Boom Threatens Lake Titicaca- The Guardian
Jan. 12 2012. Skyrocketing population in the Lake Titicaca watershed put the lake and the people who depend on it at risk, as sewage and industrial contaminants from urban areas reach the lake.
Bolivian Government Clashes with Indigenous Groups- Indian Country Today Media Network
Dec. 13 2011. Divides between the Bolivian government and groups of former supporters continue to deepen over a government-backed road project that would cut through a national park and indigenous territory.
Caught in A Vise: An Indigenous Fisherman in Peru- The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Dec. 8 2012. An Aymara fisherman near Puno, Peru struggles to support his family as overfishing and water contamination diminish his catch.
Bolivian Government Concedes to Indigenous Marchers- Indian Country Today Media Network
Oct. 28 2011. Indigenous marchers talk about their journey to Bolivia’s capital, and how they won passage of a law banning a road through their land. (audio slideshow)
Highway Protesters Near Bolivian Capital- Indian Country Today Media Network
Oct. 14 2011. Indigenous protesters from the Bolivian Amazon near the end of their 350-mile trek to President Evo Morales’ doorstep in protest of a road that would cut across their land. (audio slideshow)
Bolivia Highway Protests Spread- BBC World Service
Sept. 29 2011. Bolivian police attack indigenous marchers, galvanizing their march against a road that would cut through their territory. (video)
Stories from the Human Zoo- Indian Country Today Media Network
Aug. 30 2011. An interview with historian Nancy Egan about a group of Andean men who travelled from Bolivia to the US to participate in a ‘human zoo,’ and the thousands of indigenous people from around the world who were also put on display.
Bolivia’s President Accuses US of Sparking Protests- The Christian Science Monitor
Aug. 22 2011. Bolivia’s President says The United States is encouraging protests against a government-backed highway.
Bolivia Drops Out of U.N. Drug Pact- The Christian Science Monitor
July 18 2011. Bolivia withdraws from the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs in a move to remove language that bans chewing the coca leaf.
A Seven Thousand-Mile Walk Across Latin America- The Christian Science Monitor
May 2 2011. Bob Hentzen walks over 7,000 miles from Guatemala to Chile to raise money for children living in poverty.
The Ancient City of Tiwanaku- Indian Country Today Media Network
Feb. 8 2011. The ruins of Tiwanaku lie on the Bolivian plains near Lake Titicaca, an ancient city that has gained new meaning as Bolivia emphasizes its indigenous identity–but poor restoration and maintenance cast doubt on Tiwanaku’s future.
Bolivia’s Land Revolution- The Christian Science Monitor
Dec. 16 2010. Bolivian President Evo Morales wants to bring over 50 years of agrarian reform to a successful conclusion by relocating Bolivia’s poorest citizens to available land. Though life on these settlements is tough, many residents remain hopeful.
Tourism and Tragedy in Bolivia’s Mines-The Pennsylvania Gazette
April 29 2010. Every year thousands of tourists, including this journalist, visit Bolivia’s mines. An essay on what draws so many people to the scene of such hardship.
