Article: Bolivians fill La Paz streets to halt talk of moving capital

Article: Hurricane disrupts La Paz life
Daily Breeze;  August 26, 2003 ;     508 words ... ... Ignacio roared through. By The Associated Press LA PAZ, Mexico _ Hurricane Ignacio stalled ... ripped from its mooring in the La Paz harbor in the predawn darkness ... craft that first brought him to La Paz 5 years ago, jumping across rocks ...

Article: La Paz buzzes over alleged Venezuelan ...
AP Worldstream;  March 22, 2008 ;     536 words ... ... racing to the seven-story office tower in La Paz's middle-class Obrajes neighborhood. Corralled ... whose grounds claim an entire city block. ___ Associated Press Writer Paola Flores in La Paz contributed to this report.

Article: BOLIVIAN FLOODS LEAVE HUNDREDS TAKING SHELTER IN LA ...
The Columbian;  February 23, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... have family here (in La Paz), but they're as poor ... hail that quickly flooded La Paz, located at the lowest ... in the lowlands around La Paz feared their swelling ... 90:ROBERT BURNS, Associated Press writer $120: TINKER ...

Article: Once a bearer of gold, the main river of La Paz now ...
AP Worldstream;  April 25, 2002 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: LA PAZ, Bolivia The Choqueyapu River used to ... fill the Choqueyapu as it winds through La Paz, bringing disease and overpowering odors ... River is no longer a source of pride for La Paz, said Fernando Cajias, a historian ...

Article: La Paz's river of gold now river of disease; ...
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  April 28, 2002 ;     700+ words ...LA PAZ, Bolivia - The Choqueyapu River used to ... now fill the waters as they wind through La Paz, bringing disease and overpowering smells ... River is no longer a source of pride for La Paz," said Fernando Cajias, a historian ...

Article: La Paz needs dlrs 70 million for reconstruction
AP Worldstream;  February 22, 2002 ;     635 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: LA PAZ, Bolivia At least dlrs 70 million will ... by the powerful rainstorm that pounded La Paz three days earlier, Mayor Juan del Granado ... and many in the lowland regions around La Paz feared their now swelling rivers would ...

Article: State of emergency called in La Paz for flood ...
AP Worldstream;  February 20, 2002 ;     347 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: LA PAZ, Bolivia Bolivian President Jorge Quiroga declared a state of emergency in La Paz on Wednesday after a powerful thunderstorm ... the downtown center. The main drag in La Paz was turned into a muddy river. Pedestrians ...