By: Anna M. Kelly | 2011-07-07 | Soccer The Copa América is one of the world's most widely viewed sporting events. This America Cup competition is comprised of men's national teams that are members of CONMEBOL, the continental governing body of association football in South America and one of FIFA's six continental confederations. read more
By: John Stevens | 2011-07-07 | Free Copa America is the main international football tournament for national teams in South America. In this season, the competition is organized by Conmebol, South America's football governing body, and is being held in Argentina from July 1 to July 24, 2011. Here is the list of top 10 Copa America 2011 Stars including Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez and Robinho. read more
By: John Stevens | 2011-08-03 | News and society Egny Eckert has been named the most favorite fan in the vote conducted by the portal Globoesporte. Egni Analia Almirón Eckert, simply known as Egni Eckert or Egny Eckert, is well – known as the model and beauty queen of Paraguay. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-07-25 | News and society Uruguay won the Copa America for a record 15th time on Sunday, July 24, 2011 after defeating Paraguay 3-0 thanked to two scores of Diego Forlan and one of Luis Suarez. The victory helped Uruguay surpass Argentina (14 titles) and Brazil (8 titles) to become the country with most Copa America titles in the area. Besides the trophy, Uruguay has received 20 official titles including two FIFA World Cup trophies and two Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics. read more
By: Charis Barks | 2010-03-30 | Real Estate Bolivia is one of those countries that frustrates you into loving it. Given enough time, its quirkiness is what makes you keep coming back for more. As the second poorest country in Latin America, an adventurous spirit is a must. read more
By: Bob K. Jent | 2010-04-04 | Environmental The South American nation of Bolivia is second only to Venezuela in natural gas reserves in South America; third to the United States in the Western Hemisphere. This article details changes in control of Bolivia's natural gas resources. read more
By: John Stevens | 2011-04-22 | Football After the dramatic winning over FC Barcelona at the King's Cup final soccer match on Wednesday (April 20, 2011) thanked to a powerful header of Cristiano Ronaldo in extra time, Real Madrid has received the first trophy for three years and their first Cup since 1993. While Barcelona kept 75 percent of the ball but found it hard to create golden chances and score even a goal, Real Madrid worked hard during this match and was worthy of taking the prize. Millions of Real Madrid’s fans all over the world celebrated the victory with different ways including thousands cheering the champions on an open-top bus upon at Plaza Cibeles on April 21, 2011 in Madrid, Spain. read more
By: rossmicheal | 2010-10-27 | Travel & Leisure Holidays in Bolivia usually include a visit to Potosi, the highest City in the World. Its climates and temperatures are some of the most extreme and its landscapes too. The country, as a whole, has a sort of rustic, dry feel, but as your holidays in Bolivia takes you nearer the equator you also have the tropics, read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-03-01 | Nature A landslide is known as a geological phenomenon including a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and debris. Although the action of gravity is the prime reason of landslide, there are other contributing factors affecting the slope instability coming from human activities. Recently, there have been a number of disasters around the world; one of typical example is hill collapse in Bolivia triggered from intense rains as a result of La Nina, a climatic phenomenon caused by a shift in currents in the Pacific Ocean. In few months ago, parts of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico and Central America also experienced severe flooding. read more
By: Peter-Johnson | 2010-11-03 | Business Volunteering at Bolivia gives people the chance to enjoy an affordable vacation and also helps the natives here. read more
By: Peter-Johnson | 2011-01-24 | Business Participating in youth volunteer program in Bolivia can help volunteers to learn a lot about the culture. Applying for such volunteer projects give you a chance to travel to another country at affordable price and also help the resident there. read more
By: Jaime Koppel | 2010-04-04 | Politics Who is responsible for child migrants - often found far from home and without parents? The answers to this question are certainly not simple. This paper attempts to understand the challenges children confront in sending, transit and receiving countries. Seeking best practice and identifying poor practice too, this paper focuses primarily on Central American children traveling north to the United States. The paper concludes with recommendations regarding effective existing practices, how progress might be monitored, and which actors must be engaged in protecting the Americas' many migrant children: within their home countries, along their journey, and in destination countries. read more