The BBC Radio 4 programme “From Our Own Correspondent” features reports from BBC reporters around the World. Last week, Bolivia was featured. The article shows the other side to the immigration problems that are often discussed in Europe.

It talks about the children, left behind in Bolivia bei their parents while they go to work in Europe. The children stay with relatives, and talk to their parents on the telephone using the public phone-booths, common to Bolivian towns. The parents send home money for them, but this often gets intercepted by other adults.

The full story and can be read and heard on the BBC News website.

Things have been changing in Bolivia. The first indigenous president of the modern age, Evo Morales, was elected in 2005 and since then has made some dramatic changes to the country.

Sucre, in the middle of the country, may be the constitutional capital – but it is not the seat of government. Recently there have been discussions about returning government departments from La Paz to Sucre.

This site intends to document the changes and discussions going on by commenting on the news and with reports from people living there.

Feel free to comment and join in the discussion – and show that you are also an Amigo o amiga de Sucre.