CNPZ, Nestor Paz Zamora Commission, ELN, National Liberation Army - a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s

EGTK, Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army - a terrorist group that is the remnants of the original Bolivian insurgents trained by Che Guevara; attacks small unprotected targets such as power pylons or oil pipelines or government buildings

OAS, Organization of American States - an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation

South American country, South American nation - countries occupying the South American continent

La Paz - city in western Bolivia and the administrative seat of Bolivia's government; largest city in Bolivia

Santa Cruz - a city in central Bolivia

Sucre - the legal capital and seat of the judiciary in Bolivia

Ancohuma - a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,960 feet high)

Andes - a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast

Illampu - a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,870 feet high)

Illimani - a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high)

Sajama - a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high)

South America - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama

Bolivian - a native or inhabitant of Bolivia

basket rummy, canasta, meld - a form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank