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12 million hectares have burnt, three times more than last year

Wildfires are still raging in the Amazon rainforest. 12 million hectares have burnt so far, three times more than last year. In Bolivia, over 5,000 people are fighting the blaze, but it is still out of control. Euronews Aid Zone reporter Monica Pinna recently returned from the affected area.

30/09/2019

World

Bolivia receives EU support to tackle Amazon wildfires

In partnership with The European Commission

The Amazon is on fire, and not only in Brazil. Since July, Bolivia has lost two million hectares of forest, pushing its government to call on the EU to step in.

24/09/2019

Brazil

Pope prays for rainforest

As wildfires continue to rage through the Amazon Pope Francis has called on people to pray for the "lungs of our planet"

25/08/2019

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Indigenous Bolivians celebrate winter solstice

As dawn broke over the archaeological site of Tiwanaku indigenous Aymara raised their hands towards the first rays of the morning sun to welcome the Aymara New Year, 5527.

22/06/2019

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Street art transforms a district of Bolivia capital, La Paz

The residents-turned-painters are guided by four urban artists and about 50 masons

20/06/2019

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Bolivia: residents watch as landslide sweeps away houses

A landslide on the outskirts of La Paz destroyed over a dozen houses, but there were no casualties as the area had been evacuated.

01/05/2019

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Bolivia landslides leave homes in peril

Heavy rains in La Paz caused the collapse of a road in the mountainous city on Thursday (April 04), leaving residential homes literally on a cliff edge

07/04/2019

Bolivia

Watch: Romeo and Juliet hope to avoid violent ends (this time)

A frog species on the brink of extinction has new hope after researchers made a dating profile for its last man standing.

03/04/2019

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Pepino the Cucumber comes back to life as Bolivia kicks off carnival

Trumpets blare as townspeople walk solemly alongside a golden casket through the streets of South America's highest capital, La Paz, Bolivia, on Sunday (February 3), four weeks before carnival begins.

04/02/2019

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Bolivian women protest against gender-based violence

Thousands of women took to the streets of the Bolivian capital La Paz on Sunday to take part in a run and demonstration against gender-based violence.

01/10/2018

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The endurance cyclist who slept in a Mexico prison

Romanian-Canadian adventurer Radu Paltineannu cycled 34,000 kms across the Americas. ALong the way he slept in some pretty unusual places: an Alaskan wooden church, a Mexican prison cell and a Bolivian volcano top among others.

10/09/2018

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Watch: Fancy-dress paragliders in Bolivia

Speaking of the competition, paraglider Gustavo Robledo said the adventurers "strive to make people enjoy the show".

27/08/2018

Bolivia

Watch: Costume-clad paragliders descend over the Andes

The "Bumblebee" character from the franchise "Transformers" and the flying house from the Pixar produced film "Up" were among the costumes in the skies.

27/08/2018

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Ancient witches market selling amulets and "magic" powders

The air smells of incense and the mystic aura of worship to the ancient Andean gods permeates the air. This colourful market nestled in a neighbourhood appears stuck in time amid the urban chaos of La Paz - Bolivia's capital city.

23/07/2018

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Tear gas, rockets fly as Bolivian students clash with police

Violence broke out in La Paz on Wednesday (June 24) as university students and professors calling for greater funding clashed with police, amidst public anger over spending on a new government palace and a trip to Russia for the World Cup for President Evo Morales.

14/06/2018

World News

Rallying: Dakar leader Sainz handed 10 minute penalty

Five stages remain in the event which started in Lima, Peru, and ends in Argentine city of Cordoba on January 20.

16/01/2018

World News

Spain's Carlos Sainz wins stage six of Dakar Rally

Sainz won in the auto class although France's Stephane Peterhansel remains in the lead overall.

12/01/2018

Bolivia

Bolivians pay homage to family skulls

Annual tradition sees relics of relatives receive offerings.

09/11/2017

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What are the toughest ultramarathons in the world?

The Bolivian Skyrace is billed as one of the world's most difficult races. Which other races can runners use to test their endurance?

31/07/2017

World

Inside the rainforest's medicine cabinet

Natural disasters can leave communities to fend for themselves but with support they can use their environment to help.

20/07/2017