Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia triumph in World Cup qualifiers

Neymar's penalty conversion helped spur Brazil to a 3-0 win here Thursday over Ecuador in South America's seventh qualifying round for the 2018 World Cup, while Colombia and Bolivia triumphed at home against Venezuela and Peru, respectively.

The author of the penalty shot that secured gold for Brazil in the Olympic final 11 days ago in Rio de Janeiro broke a scoreless deadlock in the 72nd minute.

Source: EFE

Bolivian gov't goes on offensive against mining cooperatives

The Bolivian government will take back mining concessions from cooperatives that entered partnerships with private companies, Mining Minister Cesar Navarro said Thursday.

The reversion of concessions to the state is part of a package of measures announced following a Cabinet meeting focused on a conflict with the cooperatives that has led to the deaths of four miners and the brutal murder of a senior official.

Source: EFE

Inca, Tiwanaku treasures handed over to Bolivian gov't

A group of Aymara Indians handed over 18 gold and silver relics of the Inca and Tiwanaku cultures to Bolivia's Culture Ministry, an official said Tuesday.

The items were removed in 2010 from the Challa museum on Isla del Sol, located in Lake Titicaca, amid disagreements among various indigenous groups over the administration of the museum, the ministry's head of archaeological and anthropological research, Julio Condori

Source: EFE