Aymara journalist Julio Mamani and I meet at one of the new aerial cable car stations in El Alto, Bolivia. A cool Andean wind is blowing through the nearby street market as the cable cars hover above ...

In the thin, cold air of the Andean altiplano, Bolivia’s two-year-old democracy fought for breath to live. President Enrique Hertzog, a doctor experienced in pulmonary problems, had pulled his patient ...

EL ALTO, Bolivia — In Bolivia's highland city of El Alto, the row of colorful corrugated metal roofs, blue, green, orange and red, for a moment distracts from the terrifying sight below: a precipitous ...

Bolivia…a country of striking contrasts and breathtaking landscapes. From high-altitude deserts to sparkling lakes, every ...

Once a year, miners from the Oruro region, on the high planes of western Bolivia, gather to offer sacrifices to appease El Tio. Bolivia's miners believe the fierce ...