Category Archives: Bolivia

South American Dictatorships in Images

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

Greg Weeks points to this incredible, if harrowing, collection of photos from Operation Condor. The photos were found in Paraguay’s “Archives of Terror,” which documented the deaths of tens of thousands of South Americans at the hands of military regimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Alfredo Stroessner, Argentina, Argentina's Military Dictatorship (1976-1983), Augusto Pinochet, Bolivia, Brazil, Brazil's Military Dictatorship, Chile, Human Rights Violations, Memory Struggles, Military Dictatorships, Paraguay, Peru, The "Disappeared", Uruguay, Uruguay's Military Dictatorship (1973-1985) | 1 Comment

Around Latin America

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

-Still dealing with the loss to Chile of its only route to the Pacific 140 years ago, Bolivia is set to take its case to the International Court of Justice, a move that Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has said would open … Continue reading →

Posted in Alberto Fujimori, Around Latin America, Bolivia, Brazil, Catholicism in the Americas, Chile, Colombia, Corruption, Costa Rica, Cuba, Gender and Sexuality, Governance in Latin America, Health Issues in the Americas, Immigration, Inter-American Relations, Latin America, Latinos in the U.S., Legal Issues in Latin America, LGBT Rights & Issues, Mexico, Peru, Police in the Americas, Police Violence, Rio de Janeiro, United States, Violence in the Americas | 1 Comment

Around Latin America

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

-Brazil’s Federal Council of Medicine recently came out in favor of legalizing first-trimester abortions in Brazil, adding to the arguments and debate over the issue in a country where abortion is currently only legal in the case of rape, severe … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Around Latin America, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Educational Reforms, Elections in Latin America, Honduras, Human Rights Violations, Impunity, Indigenous Peoples, Labor in Latin America, Land Struggles & Issues, Paraguay, Peru, Police in the Americas, Police Violence, Prisoners' Rights, Protests in Latin America, The Amazon, United States, Women's Movements & Issues, Women's Rights | Comments Off on Around Latin America

On Populist Appeals & the Failures and Successes of Institutionalization in Venezuela

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

Over at Why Nations Fail, Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson have a piece up on the “Paradoxes of Chavismo.” In it, they do an excellent job concisely explaining why the rhetoric of Chávez (and Ecuador’s Rafael Correa and Bolivia’s Evo Morales) … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Ecuador, Governance in Latin America, Latin American Politics, Venezuela | 1 Comment

Gearing up for Latin American Presidential Elections

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

The US certainly excels at trying to guess presidential elections way too early (guessing-games that prompt entirely-reasonable responses). While 2016 is still too far off, 2014 is not, where several Latin American presidential elections will occur. In Central America,  Costa Rica, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Elections in Latin America, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela | Comments Off on Gearing up for Latin American Presidential Elections

Around Latin America

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

While Hugo Chávez’s death has perhaps understandably been the main focus of news from the region this week, it’s far from the only event of note. Here are some of the other stories coming out of Latin America this week. … Continue reading →

Posted in "Baby Doc" Duvalier, Argentina, Argentina's Military Dictatorship (1976-1983), Around Latin America, Augusto Pinochet, Bolivia, Brazil, Brazil's Military Dictatorship, Chile, Cuba, Gender and Sexuality, Haiti, Human Rights Violations, Impunity, Indigenous Peoples, Land Struggles & Issues, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Prisoners' Rights, The "Disappeared", The Amazon, Torture, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Violence in the Americas, Women's Rights | Comments Off on Around Latin America

On This Date in Latin America – February 14, 1879: The War of the Pacific

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

One hundred and thirty-four years ago today, the War of the Pacific (1879-1883) began, pitting Chile against Peru and Bolivia in a war that would see Peru lose its southern-most provinces, Bolivia lose its access to the Pacific Ocean (thus … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Border Issues, Chile, Land Struggles & Issues, Latin American History, Latin American Militaries, Peru, War in Latin America | Comments Off on On This Date in Latin America – February 14, 1879: The War of the Pacific

On the Chilean Navy’s Nationalistic/Xenohobic Naval Chants and Historical Context

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

This week, Chile’s navy found itself gaining unwanted attention after video emerged of Chilean sailors chanting “I will kill Argentines, I will shoot Bolivians, I will slit the throat of Peruvians.” Unsurprisingly, Argentina, Peru, and Bolivia all issued statements on … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Latin American History, Latin American Militaries, Peru, The Malvinas War | Comments Off on On the Chilean Navy’s Nationalistic/Xenohobic Naval Chants and Historical Context

Around Latin America [Updated]

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

-Early reports are saying 245 232 people died in a nightclub fire last night in Santa Maria, a city in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul. Somewhere between 300 and 400 people were reportedly at the event, a party … Continue reading →

Posted in Amnesty, Argentina, Around Latin America, Bolivia, Brazil, El Salvador, El Salvador's Civil War (1980-1992), Elections in Latin America, Environmental Issues in the Americas, Guatemala, Human Rights Violations, Impunity, Land Struggles & Issues, Latin American Media, Latin American Militaries, Mexico, Peasant Movements, Peru, Prisoners' Rights, Rio de Janeiro, The Amazon, The Malvinas War, Urban Landscapes, Uruguay, Venezuela, Women's Movements & Issues | Comments Off on Around Latin America [Updated]

Coca Leaves No Longer An Illegal Drug, Says UN

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

Well, this is something: Traditional uses of the coca leaf in Bolivia will no longer be considered illegal under a United Nations antidrug convention, the organization said Friday. Coca is the plant used to make cocaine, but many people in Bolivia, which has a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Colombia, Drugs and the Drug Trade in the Americas, Indigenous Peoples, Peru, United States | Comments Off on Coca Leaves No Longer An Illegal Drug, Says UN