A note of caution

05.19.2004

Watched some TV news (Unitel) today at tia Lilia's house before lunch. The autopista (the route to the airport in El Alto) was blocked this morning. It was a protest by rural teachers. The residents of El Alto seemed uninterested, so the protesters began throwing rocks at house windows, cars, even people. A real mess. The police stepped in — after the government announced it wouldn't allow such bloqueos — and gassed the bloqueadores, then arrested 68 of them (one of the few times anti-bloqueo laws were enforced). Just a note of caution to anyone hoping to fly in/out of La Paz in the upcoming days: check to make sure you can.

Also, Mesa's announcing what the questions of the gas referendum will be. Should be a speech sometime tonight. Some analysts predict the questions may decide his government's fate.

Posted by Miguel at 07:30 PM

Comments

Sounds so familiar to last year.... I feel like everything is coming to a full circle ... is Mesa's fate already set?

Posted by: Andres at May 20, 2004 03:33 PM

Ay carramba. N.

Posted by: Nenad at May 20, 2004 04:31 PM