Our time here has been incredibly peaceful, the only problems we’ve had have been with an excitable French hotel owner (at least my profanities are fluent in one language other than English) and an arsey Argentine crusty. With us, all the Bolivians we have come across have been friendly, patient (necessarily so, given my Spanish) and relaxed. However, we may be about to see a different national characteristic.
An autonomy referendum has been called for 5 May in four states in the east of Bolivia; clearly, the government will not readily see the country split and has called in everyone imaginable to mediate. If this fails, as expected, there could well be serious trouble. One of Susi’s colleagues has spoken about her fears of a repetition of previous disturbances and Susi is considering stocking up on essentials like water. We are certainly in for an interesting time.
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