A Note on our Absence

Dear Readers:

This has been an important news week in Bolivia, with efforts by the government to nationalize the Entel phone company, and violence yesterday in the Chaco over the gas issue.

However, The Democracy Center staff is up to our necks in late night sessions completing last edits on our book (deadline Friday). Rather than write on any of these issues in a rushed and incomplete way, we'd prefer to wait until we can write something worthwhile. So please abide our absence here on the Blog for a bit longer.

All best wishes,

Jim Shultz

PS: I did notice this piece of graffiti from Mujeres Creando on a wall walking into the office this morning. I thought it would be worth sharing:

"Pachamama, tu y yo sabemos que la unica originaria en Bolivia es la papa."

Roughly translated:

"Mother Earth, you and I know that the only thing native to Bolivia is the potato."