An excellent article several months ago, which aptly summarizes what is happening in Bolivia.
Carlos Alberto Montaner
In Bolivia it is surprisingly quiet. Since independence, declared in 1825, there have been nearly 200 coups and counter. Perhaps this is due to the artificiality of its historical origin. Perhaps, the intricate composition of the elements of the country: an impossible geography, ethnic groups faced, and above all, at least three different views of reality that underlie different and opposing interpretations of the past and offer wildly divergent courses of action to build the future. That does not hold a nation, but a chaos anthem, flag and a seat in the UN.
should be given a pair of data for understanding. The country, with more than one million square kilometers, twice the territory of Spain, but only has less than nine million people scattered over the Highlands in the roof of the world, 3,500 meters high, middle areas of comfortable temperature more weather tropical jungle territory. Roughly speaking, the conventional ethnic division establishes that there is a 55% indigenous population, divided between Quechua and Aymara, two-Andean groups, 30% mestizo and 15%
white
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