Bolivia's blockade crisis reopens a deep racial divide

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Bolivia is experiencing a social conflict marked by a prolonged road blockade led by Indigenous peasants in La Paz. This crisis has exacerbated racial divisions and heightened tensions related to shortages of gasoline, food, and soaring prices, with hostility increasing between residents and protesters.

The social conflict in Bolivia has split the country once again. The road blockade led by Indigenous peasants, which has besieged La Paz for more than a month, has brought expressions of racism to the surface in the capital. Worn down by the lack of gasoline and food and by soaring prices, some residents lash out at the protesters —and the hostility runs in both directions.