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Bolivia Fought -- And Lost -- A War For Bird Poop

Ridiculous History

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The Future of the World's Most Valuable Resources

Some of the most resource rich areas and countries in the world are struggling under crippling inequality because they have been victimized through one international conflict or another. It's a phenomenon known as thes curse. Bolivia, by the way, is not a huge nation in terms of population. It' about 12 million people. And multiple foreign companies are trying to get lithium projects going thereAuse, you gys, no lithiums like a rare earth metal.

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