Last Updated on February 15, 2025
Bolivia has dozens of significant newspapers, some of which stand out prominently nationwide. These popular newspapers primarily originate from the country’s major cities; generally, the larger the urban area, the more popular its newspaper. Additionally, Bloomberg has recently entered Bolivia, potentially impacting the news industry.
The most popular newspaper in Bolivia is El Deber, the main newspaper of Santa Cruz, the country’s largest urban area. It’s a major newspaper that covers the most important news in Bolivia. Other very popular newspapers include La Razón from La Paz and Los Tiempos from Cochabamba.
Next, we’ll examine the most significant aspects of the seven most popular newspapers in our country, including their quality, reach, how to find and purchase them, and key details about each.
Bolivia’s Most Popular Newspapers
By far, the most popular newspaper in Bolivia today is “El Deber,” the main newspaper of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, a city with a population of around 1.5 million people, which this newspaper serves.
El Deber newspaper typically covers not only the most relevant news within its home city *but also the most important news happening across the entire country*. It’s a large company with numerous reporters and employees who effectively report on the most significant facts and events occurring in the country. You can access El Deber newspaper here (official link):
- https://eldeber.com.bo/ (Translated by Google: link).
This newspaper is available in both digital and print versions. You can access it through its official website, linked above, or purchase it at newspaper stands located on many streets in most urban areas of the country. It costs approximately $1 (Bs7).

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There Is No Single National Newspaper in Bolivia
As you might expect, there isn’t a single newspaper that equally covers all the most important news happening across the entire country. The main newspapers here are primarily local, and the majority of the news they cover pertains to their home city. Therefore, *a newspaper’s popularity in Bolivia cannot exceed the reach of its source city*.
For example, El Deber from Santa Cruz primarily covers Santa Cruz news – let’s say, 70% from Santa Cruz and 30% from the rest of the country. La Razón from La Paz primarily covers La Paz news, around 75% from La Paz and 25% from the rest of the country.
*Therefore, a truly national newspaper doesn’t exist in Bolivia*. Instead, there are local newspapers that primarily cover news from their own cities, and secondarily, news from the rest of the country. Each newspaper is only very popular within its home city.
The Top 7 Most Popular Newspapers in Bolivia
1) El Deber
As you might expect, the most popular newspaper is also the main newspaper of Bolivia’s largest city, Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Therefore, this newspaper is, by default, the most popular and significant in the country.
This newspaper is also a large company with sufficient resources *to cover more national news* or events occurring in other regions and cities. As we mentioned earlier, Santa Cruz has around 1.5 million people, and most of these individuals turn to El Deber newspaper by default for their daily news.
Regardless of your location in the country, you’ll be able to find this newspaper for sale in most newspaper stands and kiosks in downtown areas of other cities. You can also access the online version of El Deber here:
- https://eldeber.com.bo/ (Translated by Google: Link).
2) La Razón
La Razón is the most popular newspaper *in both La Paz and El Alto cities*. Together, these two cities have a population of around 1.5 million people. However, in El Alto, La Razón is less popular than you might expect, losing market share to El Diario, El Extra, and other smaller local newspapers.
Due to this lower popularity in El Alto, La Razón ranks as the second most popular and important newspaper in Bolivia, *not far behind El Deber*. Additionally, this newspaper is actually a smaller company than El Deber, so it cannot cover as much news as the former.

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With a similar population, La Razón also loses a significant market share to El Diario and Página Siete, which are two other very important newspapers from La Paz city. This doesn’t happen with El Deber in Santa Cruz, which has almost no major competitors in its market.
Nevertheless, La Razón offers excellent quality in its reporting and covers a significant amount of news from other regions and cities firsthand. This newspaper, like El Deber, won’t disappoint you. You can access the online version of La Razón here:
- https://www.la-razon.com/ (Translated by Google: link).
Physical copies of the newspapers on this list are also available at reasonable prices of $1-$1.50 in newspaper stands and kiosks in any major urban area of Bolivia.
3) Los Tiempos
Los Tiempos is the main newspaper of Cochabamba City, the fourth-largest city in the country, with a population of around 850,000 people. It’s also a local newspaper that primarily covers news from the city and rural areas within the Cochabamba department.
Los Tiempos also covers the most important national and regional news, *but with considerably less depth and quality than El Deber or La Razón*. This is because Los Tiempos is a much smaller company that focuses heavily on its city and region to remain stable and profitable.
Therefore, if you want the best news from Cochabamba city, you should consider purchasing and reading this newspaper. However, for national news, you’ll be better served by El Deber, La Razón, or even Página Siete. You can access the online version of Los Tiempos here:
- https://www.lostiempos.com/ (Translated by Google: link).
4) El Diario
El Diario is the second most popular newspaper in La Paz and El Alto, significantly behind La Razón. This newspaper focuses more on covering local news from these two cities, as well as news that primarily concerns lower- to middle-income individuals.
Many of the national news stories you’ll find in this newspaper are *often repetitive and simplified versions* of more extensive reports found in newspapers like El Deber and La Razón.
On the other hand, to stay informed about very locally significant news from La Paz and El Alto, such as incidents on specific streets and similar events, El Diario is a good resource. You can access the online version of El Diario here:
- https://www.eldiario.net/portal/category/nacional/ (Translated by Google: link).
5) Página Siete
This is the third most popular newspaper in La Paz, but it’s not very popular in El Alto City. Página Siete *also does a commendable job of covering national news*, *though it still lags behind* El Deber and La Razón in this regard.
Página Siete excels in two areas: it provides excellent coverage of all types of news from La Paz City and also fairly comprehensive national news from other cities and regions. *Despite this*, *this newspaper is not as popular as La Razón and El Diario in La Paz and El Alto*.
Therefore, Página Siete is a good source for both national and La Paz city news, but it’s not as widely read as the other newspapers mentioned above. You can access the online version of Página Siete here:

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- https://www.paginasiete.bo/ (Translated by Google: link).
6) Opinión
Opinión is the second most popular newspaper in Cochabamba City. It primarily covers local news from the city and some rural areas within the Cochabamba department. This is a small news company that lacks the budget to cover news from other regions of Bolivia firsthand.
Therefore, this newspaper often republishes reports and news stories from more prominent newspapers like El Deber or La Razón. Nevertheless, Opinión enjoys sufficient popularity in Cochabamba because it effectively covers highly local and specific events that are primarily of interest to the city’s residents.
If you’re seeking very specific news from Cochabamba and highly local news primarily targeting low- to middle-income individuals, Opinión newspaper is a good option. You can access the online version of Opinión here:
- https://www.opinion.com.bo/ (Translated by Google: Link).
7) El Día
Significantly behind El Deber in popularity, we have another newspaper from Santa Cruz city, El Día. This is also a small company that is difficult to find for sale in other parts of Bolivia and doesn’t have a substantial impact outside of Santa Cruz city.
Compared to El Deber, El Día is considerably smaller and much less popular, even within Santa Cruz. Nevertheless, *it’s still larger than any other newspaper not yet mentioned here* and the seventh most popular newspaper currently available in the country.
It’s important to note that El Día newspaper always includes space for significant national news, but it primarily focuses on local news from Santa Cruz. You can access the online version of El Día here:
- https://eldia.com.bo/ (Translated by Google: link).
Other Important Newspapers in Bolivia
As we mentioned earlier, every major local city or urban area in Bolivia has its own local newspaper that covers news from that region. Other popular newspapers in Bolivia for their local audiences include:
- Correo Del Sur (Sucre and Chuquisaca)
- La Patria (Oruro)
- El Potosí (Potosí)
- El Salar (Uyuni)
- El País (Tarija)
- La Palabra Del Beni (Trinidad and Beni)
- Sol de Pando (Cobija and Pando)
- El Alteño (El Alto city)
- Montero Noticias (Montero city)
Bloomberg Linea Just Arrived in Bolivia
In May 2022, this globally recognized news company began covering news and producing firsthand reports from Bolivia, focusing on the economic, corporate, and financial sectors.
We’ve seen interesting reports covering various economic aspects of the country, *presented in a very fresh and unique style*. *However, these are still limited in number*, as Bloomberg Linea also covers news from 15 other South and Central American countries, providing general reporting for the region.
You can read the news for Bolivia in the economic and financial space that Bloomberg Linea offers here:

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- https://www.bloomberglinea.com/tags/bloomberg-linea-bolivia/ (Translated by Google: link).
More Details About Newspapers in Bolivia
Other important aspects of Bolivian newspapers include:
- They are generally very locally oriented.
- You can find the most important ones in any major urban area of Bolivia.
- Almost all of them offer an online version.
- Some newspapers provide excellent coverage of national news (El Deber, La Razón, Página Siete).
- They cost around $1-$1.50 per issue.
- The smaller newspapers cover highly local news, even from specific streets and neighborhoods.
In general:
- If you want to find well-covered and detailed national news, turn to El Deber, La Razón, Página Siete, and to some extent, Los Tiempos.
- If you want to obtain general local news and a general perspective on what’s happening in Bolivia’s main cities, also refer to the newspapers mentioned above.
- If you want to know highly local news, oriented towards low- to middle-income individuals in Bolivia, turn to the smaller newspapers.
Conclusions:
In this review of Bolivia’s most popular and significant newspapers, you’ve seen that currently, two major newspapers do an excellent job of covering both national and local news from their respective home cities: El Deber from Santa Cruz and La Razón from La Paz.
You’ve also seen that there are several other popular and important newspapers, primarily locally focused, that provide excellent coverage of local news, such as Los Tiempos from Cochabamba, El Diario from La Paz, Página Siete from La Paz, Opinión from La Paz, and El Día from Santa Cruz.
Additionally, you’ve realized that the larger the urban area in Bolivia, the more popular its main newspaper becomes, both within that area and throughout the country, as is the case with El Deber (from Santa Cruz, with 1.5 million inhabitants) and La Razón (from La Paz and El Alto, with 1.5 million inhabitants).
Finally, you’ve learned that Bloomberg Linea recently began covering news in Bolivia in the economic and financial sectors, and that many other very locally oriented newspapers are important to their local audiences.
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