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...hires a high percentage of local residents, mostly from the nearest town, Puerto Natales, but his bilingual guides come from Sweden, Britain and the U.S. Although construction costs were twice those in the city, Del Sol spared little expense: floors are made of Bolivian slate and interior walls of perfumed cypress; bed linens are imported from Barcelona, and towels hang on heated racks. With his clientele in mind, Del Sol devised a sophisticated communications system that includes fax machines and international direct dialing...
DISINTERRED. CHE GUEVERA, legendary Argentine-born revolutionary; according to the Bolivian government and a Cuban forensics team, which announced that his remains may have been unearthed near Vallegrande, Bolivia. If confirmed, this discovery ends a 30-year hunt for the leftist guerrilla's body...
...they had 10 minutes to pass the word to the other hostages to get down and take cover. And they had a special request: try to open a heavy, metal-reinforced door leading to the balcony outside the master bedroom. The Peruvians whispered their warnings to the others, including Bolivian Ambassador Jorge Gumucio Granier. The news startled Gumucio, who instantly remembered that the guerrillas had practiced more than 20 times how they would react to a raid--by tossing grenades into the rooms the hostages occupied. Gumucio did not remember later how many minutes he waited for the attack...
Impressed by the activism in the Bolivian land-rights movement, Kirshner says he hoped to spawn a similar awakening in Cambridge...
After spending a year at the University of Bolivia, Kirshner became involved with Cambridge affordable housing advocates. Impressed by the level of student involvement in the Bolivian land rights issue. Kirshner decided to focus his volunteer efforts on tenant rights when he returned to Harvard last fall...