American and Bolivian officials still predict future violence.

In the early 1990's, Bolivian officials distributed American money - $300 to $2,500 per farm - and told us to try yucca and pineapples.

He had excellent relations with high-ranking Bolivian officials and was known for his nationalist and anti-communist stance.

A Spanish delegation met with Bolivian officials on Friday and announced a willingness to continue negotiating.

We knew that much from the Bolivian officials and police.

Bolivian officials contend that coca leaf in its natural form is not a narcotic and forms an age-old part of Andean culture.

Bolivian officials also contend that foreign oil companies, which have invested upwards of $4 billion since 1997, have recovered their money.

He is to be returned to his mother by a Bolivian official.

But Bolivian and American officials say a great many more Americans might create a political backlash in a campaign that lacks popular support.

The backgrounds are grittily realistic, and the venality of certain Bolivian officials is laid bare.