Bolivia
World in pictures this week, August 7, 2025
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors
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Bolivian military flees government palace after coup fails, general in custody
Bolivia’s president confronted the commander leading the rebellion in the palace hallway, telling him: “I am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers”.
- Daniel Ramos
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Look beyond the usual destinations and you’ll find outstanding countries that offer something different, and may well be bargain-priced and uncrowded too.
- Brian Johnston
‘Loads and loads of people got injured, some died’: Why holidays and risk-taking go hand in hand
Swept up in the joy and adrenaline of being on holiday it feels like the rules don’t apply, and you find out sometimes that they really do.
- Tim Barlass
Amazon countries sign rainforest pact to save it
Numerous studies have indicated that further deforestation would transform the Amazon into a net emitter of greenhouse gases and be disastrous to the planet.
- Manuela Andreoni and Max Bearak
What are saltenas? Bolivia's national pastry should come with a warning
Cradle it in your hands like it's something delicate and alive — you're only one false move from disaster.
- Ben Groundwater
San Pedro prison, La Paz: I did a 'tour' of Bolivia's notorious cocaine prison
My stupid life flashes before my stupid eyes. Why did I think taking an unofficial tour of this notorious, still operating, prison was a good idea?
- Steve Madgwick
Mario Terán, soldier who executed Che Guevara, dies at 80
The CIA wanted to make it appear as though Guevara was killed in combat.
Bolivia’s Uru ‘people of water’ try to salvage their language after losing their lake
The country’s second-largest lake is gone. It dried up about five years ago. Its people and language are struggling to stay alive.
- Carlos Valdez
Former Bolivian president behind bars, alleges persecution over coup claims
Jeanine Anez and a raft of ministers and security officials face charges of terrorism, sedition and conspiracy over an alleged coup against Bolivia’s 13-year socialist government.
- Daniel Ramos and Monica Machicao