At 5 100 meters above sea level, the air around Bolivia's Huayna Potosí glacier is thin, brittle with altitude. The wind moves over the ice in long, deliberate strokes, shaping a landscape caught ...
By the time Bolivia declared its independence in 1825 ... Locals also regularly slaughter llamas and smear the animals’ blood at mine entrances in the hope of quenching El Tío’s thirst ...
Wealthy Bolivians can afford to sacrifice living llamas to appease Pachamama. So, there’s always that. La Paz’s Coca Museum (Museo de la Coca) is another historical site in Bolivia you really ...
The wind slices across the Western Huayna Potosí Glacier in slow, sweeping currents, brushing over brittle ice and bare stone ...
More than 30 people have been killed in a bus crash on a mountain road in Bolivia, police say. The driver likely lost control of the vehicle, causing it to plunge almost 800 meters (2625 ft ...