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  • Protestors wave the indigenous flag during a march. Three weeks of protests that have rocked Bolivia led to President Mesa offering his resignation, for the second time this year, to congress. Blockades, protests and concentrations have brought the country to a standstill and confrontations between police and protestors happen daily.  At the center of the conflict is the indigenous movement's desire to nationalize gas and rewrite the constitution. Congress must now meet to decide of they will accept the president's resignation.
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  • A woman covers her face from tear gas during clashes between police and protestors. Three weeks of protests that have rocked Bolivia led to President Mesa offering his resignation, for the second time this year, to congress. Blockades, protests and concentrations have brought the country to a standstill and confrontations between police and protestors happen daily.  At the center of the conflict is the indigenous movement's desire to nationalize gas and rewrite the constitution. Congress must now meet to decide of they will accept the president's resignation.
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  • Miners congregate in La Paz's main plaza to protest, smoke and chew coca leaves. Three weeks of protests that have rocked Bolivia led to President Mesa offering his resignation, for the second time this year, to congress. Blockades, protests and concentrations have brought the country to a standstill and confrontations between police and protestors happen daily.  At the center of the conflict is the indigenous movement's desire to nationalize gas and rewrite the constitution. Congress must now meet to decide of they will accept the president's resignation.
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  • A group marches in protest from the hills of El Alto down into the capital of La Paz, Bolivia. Three weeks of protests that have rocked Bolivia led to President Mesa offering his resignation, for the second time this year, to congress. Blockades, protests and concentrations have brought the country to a standstill and confrontations between police and protestors happen daily.  At the center of the conflict is the indigenous movement's desire to nationalize gas and rewrite the constitution. Congress must now meet to decide of they will accept the president's resignation.
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  • A man is arrested in La Paz, Bolivia. Three weeks of protests that have rocked Bolivia led to President Mesa offering his resignation, for the second time this year, to congress. Blockades, protests and concentrations have brought the country to a standstill and confrontations between police and protestors happen daily.  At the center of the conflict is the indigenous movement's desire to nationalize gas and rewrite the constitution. Congress must now meet to decide of they will accept the president's resignation.
    Rochkind_Bolivia_General011.jpg
  • Riot police stand guard in La Paz, Bolivia. Three weeks of protests that have rocked Bolivia led to President Mesa offering his resignation, for the second time this year, to congress. Blockades, protests and concentrations have brought the country to a standstill and confrontations between police and protestors happen daily.  At the center of the conflict is the indigenous movement's desire to nationalize gas and rewrite the constitution. Congress must now meet to decide of they will accept the president's resignation.
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  • People gather to protest in La Paz, Bolivia. Three weeks of protests that have rocked Bolivia led to President Mesa offering his resignation, for the second time this year, to congress. Blockades, protests and concentrations have brought the country to a standstill and confrontations between police and protestors happen daily.  At the center of the conflict is the indigenous movement's desire to nationalize gas and rewrite the constitution. Congress must now meet to decide of they will accept the president's resignation.
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  • People walk on the streets during protests. Three weeks of protests that have rocked Bolivia led to President Mesa offering his resignation, for the second time this year, to congress. Blockades, protests and concentrations have brought the country to a standstill and confrontations between police and protestors happen daily.  At the center of the conflict is the indigenous movement's desire to nationalize gas and rewrite the constitution. Congress must now meet to decide of they will accept the president's resignation.
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  • Store owners lock up as protestors march through the streets. Three weeks of protests that have rocked Bolivia led to President Mesa offering his resignation, for the second time this year, to congress. Blockades, protests and concentrations have brought the country to a standstill and confrontations between police and protestors happen daily.  At the center of the conflict is the indigenous movement's desire to nationalize gas and rewrite the constitution. Congress must now meet to decide of they will accept the president's resignation.
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  • A view of La Paz, the capital of Bolivia.
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  • A view of La Paz, the capital of Bolivia.
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  • Miners congregate in La Paz's main plaza to protest, smoke and chew coca leaves. Three weeks of protests that have rocked Bolivia led to President Mesa offering his resignation, for the second time this year, to congress. Blockades, protests and concentrations have brought the country to a standstill and confrontations between police and protestors happen daily.  At the center of the conflict is the indigenous movement's desire to nationalize gas and rewrite the constitution. Congress must now meet to decide of they will accept the president's resignation.
    Rochkind_Bolivia_General004.jpg
  • Miners congregate in La Paz's main plaza to protest, smoke and chew coca leaves. Three weeks of protests that have rocked Bolivia led to President Mesa offering his resignation, for the second time this year, to congress. Blockades, protests and concentrations have brought the country to a standstill and confrontations between police and protestors happen daily.  At the center of the conflict is the indigenous movement's desire to nationalize gas and rewrite the constitution. Congress must now meet to decide of they will accept the president's resignation.
    Rochkind_Bolivia_General003.jpg
  • Miners congregate in La Paz's main plaza to protest, smoke and chew coca leaves. Three weeks of protests that have rocked Bolivia led to President Mesa offering his resignation, for the second time this year, to congress. Blockades, protests and concentrations have brought the country to a standstill and confrontations between police and protestors happen daily.  At the center of the conflict is the indigenous movement's desire to nationalize gas and rewrite the constitution. Congress must now meet to decide of they will accept the president's resignation.
    Rochkind_Bolivia_General002.jpg
  • Miners congregate in La Paz's main plaza to protest, smoke and chew coca leaves. Three weeks of protests that have rocked Bolivia led to President Mesa offering his resignation, for the second time this year, to congress. Blockades, protests and concentrations have brought the country to a standstill and confrontations between police and protestors happen daily.  At the center of the conflict is the indigenous movement's desire to nationalize gas and rewrite the constitution. Congress must now meet to decide of they will accept the president's resignation.
    Rochkind_Bolivia_General001.jpg
  • A woman walks in front of a church that Father Sebastian Obermaier built in El Alto, Bolivia. a town he has lived in for 27 years .  "I don't feel Bolivian, I feel Aymara" he says, referring to the Aymara indigenous population that makes up more than 80% of El Alto. Father Obermaier has been designing and building churches in El Alto for the past 10 years, with a goal of building one church for every 10,000 inhabitants of the city, which currently has nearly 700,000 people living in it.  Everyone that visits Bolivia can see his numerous churches from the window of their airplane as it lands in El Alto.  The churches are marked by a style unique to Father Obermaier, that mixes indigenous symbols with tall towers and bright colors, that leave every church looking different, as if they were straight out of a children's pop-up book.
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  • A girl sits in front of a church that Father Sebastian Obermaier built in El Alto, Bolivia. a town he has lived in for 27 years .  "I don't feel Bolivian, I feel Aymara" he says, referring to the Aymara indigenous population that makes up more than 80% of El Alto. Father Obermaier has been designing and building churches in El Alto for the past 10 years, with a goal of building one church for every 10,000 inhabitants of the city, which currently has nearly 700,000 people living in it.  Everyone that visits Bolivia can see his numerous churches from the window of their airplane as it lands in El Alto.  The churches are marked by a style unique to Father Obermaier, that mixes indigenous symbols with tall towers and bright colors, that leave every church looking different, as if they were straight out of a children's pop-up book.
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  • Portrait of a church that Father Sebastian Obermaier built in El Alto, Bolivia. a town he has lived in for 27 years .  "I don't feel Bolivian, I feel Aymara" he says, referring to the Aymara indigenous population that makes up more than 80% of El Alto. Father Obermaier has been designing and building churches in El Alto for the past 10 years, with a goal of building one church for every 10,000 inhabitants of the city, which currently has nearly 700,000 people living in it.  Everyone that visits Bolivia can see his numerous churches from the window of their airplane as it lands in El Alto.  The churches are marked by a style unique to Father Obermaier, that mixes indigenous symbols with tall towers and bright colors, that leave every church looking different, as if they were straight out of a children's pop-up book.
    Rochkind_Bolivia_Travel007.jpg
  • Portrait of a church that Father Sebastian Obermaier built in El Alto, Bolivia. a town he has lived in for 27 years .  "I don't feel Bolivian, I feel Aymara" he says, referring to the Aymara indigenous population that makes up more than 80% of El Alto. Father Obermaier has been designing and building churches in El Alto for the past 10 years, with a goal of building one church for every 10,000 inhabitants of the city, which currently has nearly 700,000 people living in it.  Everyone that visits Bolivia can see his numerous churches from the window of their airplane as it lands in El Alto.  The churches are marked by a style unique to Father Obermaier, that mixes indigenous symbols with tall towers and bright colors, that leave every church looking different, as if they were straight out of a children's pop-up book.
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  • A woman prays  at at church that Father Sebastian Obermaier built in El Alto, Bolivia. a town he has lived in for 27 years .  "I don't feel Bolivian, I feel Aymara" he says, referring to the Aymara indigenous population that makes up more than 80% of El Alto. Father Obermaier has been designing and building churches in El Alto for the past 10 years, with a goal of building one church for every 10,000 inhabitants of the city, which currently has nearly 700,000 people living in it.  Everyone that visits Bolivia can see his numerous churches from the window of their airplane as it lands in El Alto.  The churches are marked by a style unique to Father Obermaier, that mixes indigenous symbols with tall towers and bright colors, that leave every church looking different, as if they were straight out of a children's pop-up book.
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  • A boy adds holy water before mass  at at church that Father Sebastian Obermaier built in El Alto, Bolivia. a town he has lived in for 27 years .  "I don't feel Bolivian, I feel Aymara" he says, referring to the Aymara indigenous population that makes up more than 80% of El Alto. Father Obermaier has been designing and building churches in El Alto for the past 10 years, with a goal of building one church for every 10,000 inhabitants of the city, which currently has nearly 700,000 people living in it.  Everyone that visits Bolivia can see his numerous churches from the window of their airplane as it lands in El Alto.  The churches are marked by a style unique to Father Obermaier, that mixes indigenous symbols with tall towers and bright colors, that leave every church looking different, as if they were straight out of a children's pop-up book.
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  • Bolivians attend a service at at church that Father Sebastian Obermaier built in El Alto, Bolivia. a town he has lived in for 27 years .  "I don't feel Bolivian, I feel Aymara" he says, referring to the Aymara indigenous population that makes up more than 80% of El Alto. Father Obermaier has been designing and building churches in El Alto for the past 10 years, with a goal of building one church for every 10,000 inhabitants of the city, which currently has nearly 700,000 people living in it.  Everyone that visits Bolivia can see his numerous churches from the window of their airplane as it lands in El Alto.  The churches are marked by a style unique to Father Obermaier, that mixes indigenous symbols with tall towers and bright colors, that leave every church looking different, as if they were straight out of a children's pop-up book.
    Rochkind_Bolivia_Travel003.jpg
  • People walk in front of the first church that Father Sebastian Obermaier built in El Alto, Bolivia. a town he has lived in for 27 years .  "I don't feel Bolivian, I feel Aymara" he says, referring to the Aymara indigenous population that makes up more than 80% of El Alto. Father Obermaier has been designing and building churches in El Alto for the past 10 years, with a goal of building one church for every 10,000 inhabitants of the city, which currently has nearly 700,000 people living in it.  Everyone that visits Bolivia can see his numerous churches from the window of their airplane as it lands in El Alto.  The churches are marked by a style unique to Father Obermaier, that mixes indigenous symbols with tall towers and bright colors, that leave every church looking different, as if they were straight out of a children's pop-up book.
    Rochkind_Bolivia_Travel002.jpg
  • People walk in front of the first church that Father Sebastian Obermaier built in El Alto, Bolivia. a town he has lived in for 27 years .  "I don't feel Bolivian, I feel Aymara" he says, referring to the Aymara indigenous population that makes up more than 80% of El Alto. Father Obermaier has been designing and building churches in El Alto for the past 10 years, with a goal of building one church for every 10,000 inhabitants of the city, which currently has nearly 700,000 people living in it.  Everyone that visits Bolivia can see his numerous churches from the window of their airplane as it lands in El Alto.  The churches are marked by a style unique to Father Obermaier, that mixes indigenous symbols with tall towers and bright colors, that leave every church looking different, as if they were straight out of a children's pop-up book.
    Rochkind_Bolivia_Travel001.jpg
  • Ametex, Bolivia's largest employer, has 2 factories in La Paz and 3 in El Alto.  This textile company provides products to Polo Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie and Fitch and Express among others. El Alto is a largely indigenous town in Bolivia that is generally thought of as the Bolivian center  for anti-privatization and free trade sentiment, but industry benefitting from these very things are vital to El Alto.  Workers travel outside of their town, crossing road blockades on foot if necessary, to arrive to factories that can be far away. Industry and free trade is becoming more important to this politically charged town, whose protests have led to the removal of a president and foreign water company lately. Without the presence of private companies El Alto would be even more impoverished than it already is, bringing to a head the towns presumed nationalistic identity and its very real reliance on private industry.
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