Hilmar,

Hopefully it will have quietened by the time you return.

Do you have any idea what precipitated the whole thing. The article says imposition of an income tax, but what caused the government to resort to such a tax? I'm thinking here of the "friendly" World Bank or IMF as possibly having some (indirect?) influence on that decision.

good luck on your return


>http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/americas/02/13/bolivia.violence.ap/index.html
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>At least 20 dead in riots in the city of La Paz ("Peace"). I wonder what expects me when I return to Bolivia.
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>Probably highways and streets will be blocked. At least, this often happens in conjunction with other problems.
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>Hilmar.