Blogs from Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia, South America - page 24

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This information is current as of today, Thu Dec 13 10:08:26 2007. Bolivia December 12, 2007 This Public Announcement is to inform U.S. citizens of the potential for political unrest throughout Bolivia leading up to and following sessions of the country’s constituent assembly to prepare a new draft constitution. The Department of State recommends that U.S. citizens defer non-essential travel to Bolivia . This Public Announcement expires on January 11, 2008. Political and social tensions have escalated in Bolivia due to the highly polarized nature of Bolivia ’s Constituent Assembly process. Recent protests and demonstrations have led to violent clashes, resulting in casualties and mass injuries in various locations ... read more

arrived here just after the riots....so hopefully we stay behind them for a while....lot of broken windows and graffiti....not sure if they are about to have a revolution here or not...hopefully we will be out of the country b4 they do!!!!!! glad we r on a gap tour now!!!!! or not!!!! lol....all is fine....it is a nice place here....i did dirt bike riding and didnt fall off...j did mountain bike riding and had fun too...and he didnt fall off either....lol....off on a night bus now no to cochabamba so will let u know how it goes!!!!!lol....... read more

My time in sucre keeps getting better! Today in sucre, the entire town went on Strike along with 5 other areas of Bolivia. Only a few shops were open including my school but other than that it was a day of rest. Also, the police are walking back to Sucre today because the Bolivian government ordered them to. Anyways, I had class today with my professor Maria. Im already learning so much. she is an excellent teacher but every week i have a new teacher. I had a HUGE lunch today with my family. Lunch here is at 100pm but the size of the meals is like our dinners! I rarely ever eat dinner anymore... more just like a snack or something at night. I spent the afternoon with Nancy and Victor (the mom and son) ... read more

After our time in La Paz and the pampas we took an overnight bus to Sucre. We didn´t have much planned for Sucre, which worked out well, since the city was shut for a large part of our stay. The people of Sucre regularly hold protests and marches to become the official capital of Bolivia, which was why we spent our first day wandering around wondering why all the stores and cafes were closed. The town regularly shuts down and the people prepare and gather for a march and patriotic speeches in the main plaza late in the day. The next day everything was back to normal...everyone was working, the banks were open, the roads weren´t blocked. But not too fast! Dont get too comfortable being able to get a sandwich or use the internet, because ... read more

sorry guys, we haven´t been able to update our blog for 2 weeks..... This was the original text ¡¡¡Hola!!!We are now in Sucre, or rather just left Sucre. Our plans here were to visit the Dino paths, go to indigenous villages such as Potolo, Maragua or Tarabuco. Instead of all that, we stayed 5 days in Sucre city visiting the hospital. We pretty much know all the staff, nurses and doctors! Renata managed to catch a food bug which would put her to bed for the next 5 days, shouting and screaming, not getting any sleep and not letting anyone use the bathroom as she was constantly occupying it. I had to go to the neighbours... ( Just joking!) Bolivia is really nice but you do have to be careful when it comes to eating raw ... read more