▁ ▁Sub vers ive ▁groups ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Boliv ia ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁confront ed ▁with ▁a ▁significant ▁sub vers ive ▁threat ▁since ▁the ▁Cub an - supported ▁gu err illa ▁campaign ▁led ▁by ▁" Che " ▁G ue var a ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 - 6 7 . ▁Other ▁gu err illa ▁bands , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁near ▁Te op onte ▁in ▁the ▁Y ung as ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 - 7 0 , ▁were ▁even ▁shorter ▁lived . ▁A ▁small ▁group ▁tried ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁gu err illa ▁unit ▁in ▁the ▁L ur ib ay ▁Valley ▁south ▁of ▁La ▁Paz ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁but ▁seven ▁of ▁its ▁members ▁were ▁captured . ▁ ▁Several ▁international ▁terror ist ▁meet ings ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁held ▁in ▁Boliv ia ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁including ▁three ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁that ▁were ▁attended ▁by ▁terror ist ▁represent atives ▁from ▁other ▁South ▁American ▁countries . ▁Two ▁meet ings ▁between ▁Boliv ian ▁left - wing ▁extrem ists ▁and ▁represent atives ▁of ▁other ▁South ▁American ▁terror ist ▁organizations ▁alleg edly ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁Cob ija , ▁P ando ▁Department , ▁and ▁in ▁La ▁Paz ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁deput y ▁minister ▁of ▁interior , ▁migration , ▁and ▁justice , ▁represent atives ▁of ▁terror ist ▁organizations ▁from ▁eight ▁countries ▁held ▁another