El Alto

May 29, 2020
Benjamin Dangl

Bolivian human rights lawyer David Inca Apaza on the demands of the protests in November and the brutality of the government's response. 

December 10, 2019
Angus McNelly

Known as the epicenter of anti-austerity rebellion during Bolivia’s Gas War, El Alto remains a powerful example of the potential for local movements to leverage their cities to shape national politics.

November 19, 2019
Teófilo Baltazar Cerro

On November 19, surviving family members of a 2003 massacre in El Alto are urging the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate a $10 million judgement against Bolivia's former president and defense minister. 

November 13, 2019
Jonah Walters

Diverse groups oppose Evo Morales, but the right-wing Christian figures representing the country’s old elite that are now grabbing power in Bolivia spells a new tragedy, Bolivian anthropologist Raul Rodriguez Arancibia explains.

July 13, 2016
Linda Farthing

A recent decision by U.S. courts brings justice closer for the dozens killed under President Gonzalo “Goni” Sánchez de Lozada.

December 26, 2014

How a spectacular urban cable car system and a new municipal bus program are revolutionizing mass transit in La Paz and El Alto, with the help of some political competition.

November 8, 2013
Last month, Bolivians marked the tenth anniversary of "Black October," a watershed moment in a popular uprising that culminated with the election of Evo Morales. Today, both Morales and popular sectors view the legacy of Black October through the lens of their own political agendas.
August 19, 2011
It’s been a busy week in Bolivia, with major mobilizations by indigenous peoples in the Amazon marching against the TIPNIS highway, and by civic groups in Potosí and neighborhood organizations in El Alto who are demanding more, not less, development.
September 25, 2007
Linda Farthing
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