In Front of Aquinas University of Medicine

Census Day in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

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November 21st 2012
Today is the census in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. I am not allowed out of my hotel because there is a 24 hour curfew for the city. It is eerie; this normally bustling city with cars jamming the street is quiet and no one is walking about. The television says that everyone is to remain at home with their families and the census takers will go from house to house to count the population. The hotel is serv ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Santa Cruz Department » Santa Cruz

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more