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Venezuela vs Bolivia 6/3/2021

Jun. 03, 2021 11:46 PM EDT

An Aymara Indigenous mother fixes her son's mask before he enters Jancohaqui Tana school, wearing his new protective uniform amid the COVID-19 pandemic during the first week back to school amid the COVID-19 pandemic, near Jesus de Machaca, Bolivia, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivian students return to class in protective suits, masks

By Paola Flores Feb. 04, 2021 06:55 PM EST

Luis Arce, center, Bolivian presidential candidate for the Movement Towards Socialism Party, MAS, and running mate David Choquehuanca, second right, celebrate during a press conference where they claim victory after general elections in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Morales party claims win as Bolivia seems to shift back left

By Carlos Valdez Oct. 19, 2020 12:24 AM EDT

Unused school materials lay on a shelf at a school in the community of Nuevo Yibeljoj, Chiapas state, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Amid the new coronavirus pandemic, Mexican education officials recently said that enrollment for the new school year was down about 10%, but teachers warn that many students enrolled out of habit, but aren't participating. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Pandemic driving children back to work, jeopardizing gains

By María Verza, Carlos Valdez And William Costa Oct. 15, 2020 09:13 AM EDT

Aide Choque, wearing a mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic, jumps with her skateboard during a youth talent show in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Young women called "Skates Imillas," using the Aymara word for girl Imilla, use traditional Indigenous clothing as a statement of pride of their Indigenous culture when riding their skateboards. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivian women skateboard in Aymara garb to showcase culture

By Paola Flores Oct. 01, 2020 11:13 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2019 file photo, Bolivia's opposition presidential candidate Carlos Mesa takes part in a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia. Mesa is a former president who ran in the 2019 election against former President Evo Morales. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

He's not running, but Morales looms large in Bolivia vote

By Carlos Valdez And Christopher Torchia Sep. 26, 2020 12:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 23, 2020 file photo Arizona Department of Education Superintendent Kathy Hoffman speaks the latest Arizona coronavirus update during a news conference in Phoenix. Most counties in Arizona, including the state's most populous one, were cleared Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, to transition their schools to some form of in-person learning after recent coronavirus data showed improvements. Hoffman, however, is urging caution as school districts consider whether to make the switch. Hoffman says COVID-19 can spread so quickly as it did this summer in Arizona. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool,File)

Arizona schools mull in-person class with COVID-19 declines

By Terry Tang Sep. 03, 2020 06:29 PM EDT

People attend a religious service at the Oasis of Peace evangelical church in Managua, Nicaragua, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. Evangelical churches have kept spreading the Gospel despite government measures meant to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga)

Latin America's evangelical churches hard hit by pandemic

Aug. 26, 2020 01:14 PM EDT

An elderly woman infected with COVID-19 rests in an isolated area of the San Jose nursing home in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Friday, July 17, 2020. At least 60 residents at the senior care facility tested positive for the new coronavirus and 10 have died from related symptoms in the last two weeks, amid a rise in cases and fatalities in the Andean country. (AP Photo/Dico Solis)

Virus slams Bolivia as hospitals say: 'There is no space'

By Carlos Valdez Jul. 22, 2020 01:08 PM EDT

A man wearing a protective face mask marked with a message that reads in Spanish: "Christ lives, heals and saves," in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, July 21, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia police recover 420 dead in possible COVID-19 cases

Jul. 21, 2020 09:02 PM EDT

ARCHIVO – En esta fotografía de archivo del 11 de noviembre de 2019, la entonces segunda vicepresidenta del Senado y actual presidenta interina de Bolivia, Jeanine Añez, llega al Congreso en La Paz, Bolivia. (AP Foto/Natacha Pisarenko, Archivo)

Bolivia: Áñez dice virus no ha sido "muy agresivo" con ella

Por Carlos Valdez Jul. 20, 2020 12:01 PM EDT

A city worker in full protective gear amid the new coronavirus pandemic disinfects the sidewalk outside the Haiti market in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Health authorities say that a butcher at the marker died several weeks ago of COVID related symptoms, prompting its closure. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia tries to hold elections amid pandemic, risking chaos

By Carlos Valdez Jul. 02, 2020 11:09 AM EDT

Yellow circles on a pavement serve as visual cues to help shoppers adhere to social distancing when lines form, to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, near a popular market in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 23, 2020. Evidence is mounting that these type of markets contributed to the spread of coronavirus in Latin America. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Latin America's critical food markets fuel virus spread

By Alexis Triboulard And Mark Stevenson Jun. 26, 2020 02:30 PM EDT

In this May 13, 2020 photo, “Adopt a Grandparent" volunteer Carolina Arraya knocks on the door of her "adopted" grandmother, in La Paz, Bolivia. Some Bolivians are adopting grandparents to make life a little easier for those most vulnerable to the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Adopt a grandparent: Young help the old in Bolivian pandemic

By Paola Flores May. 16, 2020 09:09 AM EDT

Mexico allows cruise ship, crew to dock at Puerto Vallarta

May. 06, 2020 08:23 PM EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Wednesday it has allowed a cruise ship with no passengers aboard to dock at the Pacific coast resort of Puerto...