Just to let you know that the paro ended as planned on Thursday evening. No legislation was modified but the goverment did concede to release nearly 60 people who were arrested and jailed for thier road-blocking activities, once damages are paid, that is. Also, it appears some drivers will be included as a part of a commision that will review the drunk driving laws in 30 days.
So the kids went back to school today, the city streets clogged up as usual with traffic and clouds of black exhaust (coming from all those vans and busses that are back), and all is back to normal.
And, just so you know our whereabouts:
This weekend, Pablo and Dani are taking our family plus Susan to Coroico, a town in the Yungas (valley region). We'll be going from La Paz with it's million people at an elevation of 11,500 ft down to a small town of 5,000 at 5,700 ft. It should be lots warmer and quieter! I for one am looking forward to getting out of the big city for a little while!
And yes, Coroico is the town we've traveled to more than once on the infamous "road of death." For a gallery of thrilling pictures, see: http://images.google.com.bo/images?hl=es&q=most+dangerous+road+in+the+world&oq=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=diCRS4mYNM-WtgexmbWDCw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CCkQsAQwAw.
I just learned (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yungas_Road) that the road was dubbed the most dangerous road by the Inter-American Development Bank in 1995, many years after I had taken it the first time in 1986 as part of my little job at USAID, or in 1991 when Larry and I went on it as part of our honeymoon...ignorance is bliss! But the new, paved 2-lane road opened in 2006 and that's the one we'll be taking, so don't worry. Besides, Pablo is driving so we couldn't be in better hands.
More on Monday--
Karen
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