What to Know About Chile’s Election on Sunday

Polls show right-wing candidates drawing the most support, but a recent compulsory voting law could bring a surge of new voters, adding uncertainty.

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Bolivia’s Presidential Runoff Election: Here’s What to Know

Bolivians will vote for president in Sunday’s runoff, which pits two conservative candidates promising to improve the economy and restore confidence in the nation’s governance.

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Bolivia Pushes to Reclaim the Coca Leaf From the Stigma of Cocaine

Long criminalized as the raw material for cocaine, coca is woven into Bolivian life. The government is lobbying the U.N. to ease international restrictions.

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What to Know About Bolivia’s Presidential Election

An economic crisis and political infighting among the country’s long-dominant socialist party could pave the way for the first right-wing president in decades.

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Evo Morales, Barred from Bolivia’s Election, Urges Null Votes

Despite being barred from running again for president and being sought for arrest, a towering figure of Bolivian politics is trying to rally supporters to cast null votes.

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Cocaine Is the Fastest-Growing Illegal Drug Worldwide. Here’s Why.

A United Nations report found a rise in users, confiscation and deaths as cocaine trafficking expands into Africa and Asia, and violence spreads into Europe.

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Elon Musk’s Starlink Hits a Roadblock in Its March Across South America

Mr. Musk’s Starlink has brought the internet to some of South America’s most remote places. But Bolivia is shunning it, even as many there are desperate for better service.

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Interpol Arrests 20 Over Network That Distributed Child Sex Abuse Material

The international sweep included arrests in 12 countries across Europe and the Americas. The agency said there were also dozens of other suspects.

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The Country Was Fake. But Its Land Grab in Bolivia Was Real.

Emissaries of the “United States of Kailasa,” led by a fugitive holy man, were deported after negotiating 1,000-year deals with Indigenous groups.

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Bolivia’s Wine Country Is Tuscany With a Side of Magic

In the South American country’s Tarija region, little-known vineyards produce top-notch wines and spirits amid untouched wilderness.

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