It is 6:44am and Unitel is transmitting from the main plaza in La Paz. A small group of the TIPNIS protest-walk group, who decided yesterday to stay inside, slept in the open, cold plaza. The police force has “closed” the plaza, not letting anyone, I repeat anyone to enter; that meant no sleeping bags, tents or…
Month: October 2011
La Paz is owned by TIPNIS!
La Paz recovered its status as the center of Bolivia, in terms of the XX century “melting pot” condition, Bolivian citizenship and respect to one another. The TIPNIS protest-walk group stopped by the Cathedral in Plaza Murillo, despite initial governmental signals to keep marchers out of what current government felt as “their” plaza. TV showed lots of people,…
La Paz greets TIPNIS’ marchers who will meet Gov tomorrow
It is noon, Wednesday, October 19, 2011. La Paz is greeting the marchers as they finally arrived La Paz. Insults, bad-mouthing, tear gas, gagged, beaten, broken ribs could not stop the proud indigenous people of the Bolivian lowlands. La Paz population is showing their real face, welcoming the TIPNIS group like heroes, offering them not…
Three ministers were expelled from TIPNIS’ camp
Minister of Justice, Nilda Copa; Rural Development, Nemesia Achacollo; and Transparency, Nardi Suxo, went to meet the TIPNIS protest-walk group. Ministers were taking with them clothes and food, when they arrived Urujara, where the indigenous people spent the night before entering La Paz; the ministers were booed by the marchers and forced to leave. The vice-president for the Bolivian Confederation of Indigenous Women, Judith Rivero,…
Rain and cold weather does not stop TIPNIS’ defenders
As you can see the picture from El Deber (see link below), TIPNIS protest-walk group is determined to arrive La Paz tomorrow Wednesday, October 19, 2011. This is day 63 since they left Trinidad. It is over four thousand meters above sea level, tonight they will rest 15 kilometers away from La Paz. Their intention is…
TIPNIS’ baby born in La Paz!
Over 800 kilometers walk, a proud indigenous women gave birth to a healthy 3+ kilogram baby. Reported at PAT news, 13:15 hours. The main group is still walking towards the highest point of the road from Yungas to La Paz city. Such place is 4,725 meters above sea level; the avant-garde is waiting for the…
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