Secession in the Altiplano?

06.22.2004

The Altiplano town of Ayo Ayo no longer responds to national authorities. They're in a de facto state of secession. They've set up a syndicate-led police & "intelligence service" — whose first priority is finding & arresting the family of the town's murdered mayor. The town's new government is headed by Cecilio Huanca (of the local agrarian syndicate), Gabriel Pinto (of MST, Movimiento Sin Tierra), and Ramón Copa (of Aroma Province). They've announced that they won't allow national state authorities into the town.

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