The final stretch - La Paz, here we come.

We just reconfirmed our plans with the travel agency and we have the green light to fly to La Paz. The woman informed us when we bought the tickets that planes are frequently rescheduled for various reasons and I figured the record number of protesters present in La Paz voicing their opposition of the decision to move the capital of Bolivia to Sucre was reason enough to delay our trip. I haven't seen much about it on the news, only the the first couple days it was occuring, along with news of the miner strike, so I'm unsure about the status in the streets. I've read that close to 2 million people gathered to protest on July 20th... I would imagine it would be difficult to disperse that many people in a matter of a few days, especially if many of them are poor indigenous who migrated to La Paz from all over the country. I suppose we will find out soon.



There is absolutely zero visible unrest here in Cochabamba. We haven't seen any protesting of any kind; perhaps because Cochabamba is a bit more affluent than the northwestern regions of Bolivia and the consolidation of the capital at Sucre is a welcomed change for the people who live here.

If anyone is interested in reading more about what's occuring, I've posted a few links below.



Bolivians rally against effort to move capital city - CNN

Protesters pack streets to keep present capital

Angry Bolivians march on capital

Bolivians reject moving capital