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Military police clear a highway blocked by anti-government protesters in Llavini, Bolivia, Sunday, June 21, 2026.(AP Photo/Dico Soliz)

Bolivia clears anti-government roadblocks after emergency decree, as patrol plane crash kills 6

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Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz meets with leaders of the Bolivian Workers' Central, or COB, in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, after weeks of protests and road blockades across the country.(AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia’s president declares a state of emergency as road blockades choke supplies

By Paola Flores and Isabel Debre - Associated Press

A miner launches a firecracker at police during an anti-government protest in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia protesters allied with ex-leader Morales clash with police as unrest widens

By Carlos Valdez and Isabel Debre - Associated Press

Artisanal miners clash with police during a protest demanding access to expanded mining areas in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Clashes erupt in Bolivia as miners set off dynamite and police fire tear gas

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A clown shouts slogans during a protest against the government's ban on holiday parties at schools during teaching hours, outside the Ministry of Education in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Clowns take to the streets of Bolivia to protest decree that could crush their livelihoods

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Presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz waves to supporters after preliminary results showed him leading in the presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo//Natacha Pisarenko)

Rodrigo Paz wins presidential runoff, becoming Bolivia’s first conservative leader in decades

By Isabel Debre and Paola Flores - Associated Press

FILE - Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Anez presides over a ceremony at the presidential palace, in La Paz, Bolivia, Nov. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

Bolivia’s Supreme Court issues rare order that could see detained right-wing politicians freed

By Carlos Valdez and Isabel Debre - Associated Press

Voters check electoral rolls during general elections in Jesus de Machaca, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia heads to a runoff after an election ends two decades of ruling party dominance

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

A voter marks her ballot during presidential and legislative elections in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Polls in Bolivia open for national elections that could empower the right wing

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A woman walks across a pedestrian bridge in La Paz, Bolivia, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

Bolivia holds a divisive popular vote for its top judges, offering lessons for the region

By Paola Flores and Isabel Debre - Associated Press

Homes are flooded by the overflowing Pasajahuira River in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Heavy rains in Bolivia send mud crashing into the capital, leaving 1 missing and destroying homes

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Supporters of former President Evo Morales, below, face off with supporters current President Luis Arce in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia’s pro-government supporters clash with protesters lead by ex-president Evo Morales

By Juan Karita and Carlas Valdez - Associated Press

A soldier gestures for journalists to leave Plaza Murillo as soldiers gather outside the presidential palace in Plaza Murillo in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Bolivian President Luis Arce warned Wednesday that an “irregular” deployment of troops was taking place in the capital, raising concerns that a potential coup was underway. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Apparent coup attempt in Bolivia fails as president urges people, workers to mobilize against it

By Paola Flores - Associated Press

Argentina's Lionel Messi walks after national soccer team practice in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Argentina will face Bolivia for a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup 2026, in La Paz, on Tuesday (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Messi sits out Argentina’s World Cup qualifying match at Bolivia

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Retired Bolivian Gen. Gary Prado shows photographs in his home in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Friday, Oct. 5, 2007. Prado led the mission to capture Cuba's late revolutionary leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara in Bolivia. Prado died on Saturday, May 6, 2023, and no military honors were given to him at his wake. (AP Photo, File)

General who captured ‘Che’ Guevara buried without honors

By Carlos Valdez - Associated Press

An electoral official holds a ballot as they count votes after polls closed for general elections in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Morales aide claims victory in Bolivia’s election redo

By Carlos Valdez and Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

Aide Choque, wearing a mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic, jumps with her skateboard during a youth talent show in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Young women called &quot;Skates Imillas,&quot; using the Aymara word for girl Imilla, use traditional Indigenous clothing as a statement of pride of their Indigenous culture when riding their skateboards. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivian women skateboard in Aymara garb to showcase culture

By PAOLA FLORES - Associated Press

A health worker disinfects empty coffins that will be used to take the bodies of recently deceased residents of the San Jose nursing home in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Thursday, July 16, 2020. According to city officials, ten elders have died in the last two weeks at the care facility after COVID-19 related symptoms. (AP Photo/Dico Solis)

In Bolivian city, people buy fake - and toxic - virus cure

By DIEGO CARTAGENA and PAOLA FLORES - Associated Press

In this picture taken Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, a Christ statue overlooks El Alto, a city adjoining the capital city La Paz, Bolivia. Ancestral indigenous practices became more visible during the presidency of Evo Morales, who recognized the Andean earth deity Pachamama. While Bolivians are divided on former President Morales' legacy, the interim President Jeanine Añez wants to make the Bible front and center in public life. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Bolivia religious debate: The Bible vs Andean earth deity

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

Mexico says Bolivia harassing its diplomats in La Paz

By MARIA VERZA - Associated Press