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US Warns Americans About Traveling to Bolivia

   VOA News 13 August 2010

   The  U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert for U.S. citizens
   to  be advised of unstable "social and security situations" in several
   areas in Bolivia.
   A  U.S. statement Thursday said local groups and other factions in the
   regions  of  Potosi,  Oruro and Uyuni have been protesting against the
   Bolivian  government  about  a  border dispute, as well as accusations
   that  officials  have  not  carried  out development projects in those
   regions.
   The  statement  said  protesters  have  erected  roadblocks  that have
   trapped  thousands  of people, including several hundred tourists, for
   up  to  16 days.  It said food, water and medical supplies in Potosi,
   Oruro and Uyuni are limited.
   The State Department urged U.S. citizens in Bolivia to avoid traveling
   to those three regions until the situation is revolved.

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