Roadblocks and protests in BoliviaSouth America » Bolivia | ||||||||||||||||||
| In bolivia there are currently many roadblocks (because of protests) and it is virtually impossible to leave or arrive into a city (by bus or car) | ||||||||||||||||||
jrok ted demen Post Count: 44 Msg: #1 105 days ago, August 21st 2008 | im in sucre right now, and although it is an amazing city, i cannot spend too much time here since i have a limited time period to get to ecuador (and all the places in between) | all flights are booked till saturday at least, and roadblocks are indefinite. apparently the bolivian government has not even acknowledged the issue. is there any way i can get out of uscre other than flight? is there some sort of 4x4 jeep thing (similar to the one i took from san pedro to uyuni) that can avoid the roadblocks? [Edited: 17:54 - jrok ] Mell Mel Fla Post Count: 5140 Msg: #2 105 days ago, August 21st 2008 | Hello Ted :) | I moved this to the Travel News and Discussion Forum. Does anybody have a news link about the road blocks and travel safety advise reports? Mel Ali Ali Watters Post Count: 3013 Msg: #3 105 days ago, August 22nd 2008 | It was just starting to be a problem back in June - I don't advise trying to catch a bus or car out for the moment - I met people who when stranded in the middle of nowhere were kicked out and had to walk for many hours to get to the next town/city. | AFP Google Presna Latina Voice of America International Herald Tribune - general Bolivia tourism article mentioning roadblocks. Number of Users: 3 | Number of Posts: 3 | |||||||||||