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Bolivia president expels US government aid agency

President Evo Morales acted on a longtime threat Wednesday and expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development for allegedly seeking to undermine Bolivia's leftist government, and he harangued Washington's top diplomat for calling the Western Hemisphere the "backyard" of the U.S.Full story

Flooding destroys Bolivian homes and crops

  Thousands of families in Bolivia were hit hard this week as torrential rains caused rivers to overflow. NBCNews.com's Alex Witt reports.

Bolivia's Morales recommends coca wine to next Pope

VIENNA (Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales suggested on Monday that the next Pope try wine made from coca leaf, something Bolivians have chewed for centuries and can also be used to make cocaine. Full story

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  Over 120,000 baby turtles released into wild

More than 120,000 turtle hatchlings were released into an Amazonian river in Bolivia as part of a project to re-establish a population diminished by excessive hunting. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Bolivian inmates bury themselves in protest

Dozens of inmates at a Bolivian prison buried themselves in the ground up to their necks, to put pressure on the government over meal subsidies. NBCNews.com's Jay Gray reports.

  Skulls live it up in Bolivia

The skulls of dead relatives are brought out and given offerings during a week long tradition in Bolivia that follows All Saints' Day. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Bolivia's hottest musician is 7 and blind

A 7-year-old, blind musician from Bolivia is taking the jazz world by storm. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Mountainous cake made in Bolivia

More than 80 bakers pitched in to create South America's biggest cake in honor of Bolivia's Mount Illimani. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

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