Search for body called off

LA PAZ - Bolivia has called off the search for the remains of the revolutionary, Ernesto "Che" Guevara

LA PAZ - Bolivia has called off the search for the remains of the revolutionary, Ernesto "Che" Guevara. The search for the Argentine born doctor, who along with Dr Fidel Castro led the Cuban revolution, began after a retired general broke the silence around Guevara's fate and said he was buried at the Vallegrande airport after being captured and executed in 1967 by the military.

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