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Coup attempt under way in Bolivia.

Bolivian military flees government palace after coup fails, general in custody

Bolivia’s president confronted the commander leading the rebellion in the palace hallway, telling him: “I am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers”.

  • Daniel Ramos

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The Seventy Islands are part of the Rock Islands of Palau

Amazing and crowd-free: 12 of the world’s most underrated countries

Look beyond the usual destinations and you’ll find outstanding countries that offer something different, and may well be bargain-priced and uncrowded too.

  • Brian Johnston
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‘Loads and loads of people got injured, some died’: Why holidays and risk-taking go hand in hand

Swept up in the joy and adrenaline of being on holiday it feels like the rules don’t apply, and you find out sometimes that they really do.

  • Tim Barlass
Leaders of South American nations pose for a group photo during the Amazon Summit in Belem, Brazil. From left: the presidents of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Bolivia, Luis Arce, Peru, Dina Boluarte, and Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez.

Amazon countries sign rainforest pact to save it

Numerous studies have indicated that further deforestation would transform the Amazon into a net emitter of greenhouse gases and be disastrous to the planet.

  • Manuela Andreoni and Max Bearak
Cradle it in your hands like it's something delicate and alive — you're only one false move from disaster.

What are saltenas? Bolivia's national pastry should come with a warning

Cradle it in your hands like it's something delicate and alive — you're only one false move from disaster.

  • Ben Groundwater
In the '90s, it was quite common for backpackers to take an unofficial tour of La Paz's notorious San Pedro prison.

San Pedro prison, La Paz: I did a 'tour' of Bolivia's notorious cocaine prison

My stupid life flashes before my stupid eyes. Why did I think taking an unofficial tour of this notorious, still operating, prison was a good idea?

  • Steve Madgwick
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Cubans hold a poster of Ernesto “Che” Guevara during a Havana demonstration, 2003.

Mario Terán, soldier who executed Che Guevara, dies at 80

The CIA wanted to make it appear as though Guevara was killed in combat.

Rufino Choque, the mayor of the Urus del Lago Poopo indigenous community in Punaca, Bolivia.

Bolivia’s Uru ‘people of water’ try to salvage their language after losing their lake

The country’s second-largest lake is gone. It dried up about five years ago. Its people and language are struggling to stay alive.

  • Carlos Valdez
Standing behind bars, Bolivia’s former interim President Jeanine Anez speaks to an unidentified woman at a police station jailhouse, in La Paz, Bolivia.

Former Bolivian president behind bars, alleges persecution over coup claims

Jeanine Anez and a raft of ministers and security officials face charges of terrorism, sedition and conspiracy over an alleged coup against Bolivia’s 13-year socialist government.

  • Daniel Ramos and Monica Machicao
Luis Arce, center, Bolivian presidential candidate for the Movement Towards Socialism Party, MAS, and running mate David Choquehuanca, second right, celebrate as they claim victory.

Morales' minister wins Bolivia's presidential election

The vote throws out the conservative US-backed interim government that took power a year ago after the leftist leader resigned and fled the country.

  • Carlos Valdez

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