The views in San Miguel
10.16.2003
Standing in line to enter the HyperMaxi, yesterday. I waited 30 minutes just to enter, then stood in various lines for an hour inside the grocery store.
Gremialistas marching down Avenida Ballivian calling for Goni's resignation. People from Zona Sur just watched them walk by. One little old woman confronted them, her finger in people's faces, yelling at them for causing chaos. Other people yelled insults at the protesters.
More gremialistas marching down Avenida Ballivian, going in the opposite direction (the first group eventually joined the second, they totalled maybe 500 people). Notice the sticks they brandish.
A small tanqueta on the Calle 21 near the Calle Montenegro. Behind it, sat two trucks full of soldiers.
Rangers (elite soldiers) guarding the entry into the Ketal, which was closed at the time (it might reopen this afternoon).
Another view of Ketal and the soldiers, but here you can see vecinos milling about, strolling about as if on promenade.
A squad of soldiers on Calle 21 near the corner of Calle Pancara, two blocks from where I'm currently staying.
Posted by Miguel at 02:29 PM
Comments
I hope you are taking tons of pictures. This would make a great piece of journalism with pictures and everything. Thanks for keeping everyone posted on how things are going.
Posted by: sam at October 16, 2003 03:17 PM