small town political activism in la paz

The taxi drivers took to the streets to protest new speed bumps that had been installed in various locations around the city. Most had been makeshift rows of dirt built by neighbors to keep speeds down where their children play, but the taxi drivers were upset and blamed their loss of profit on slower speeds. They blocked all the roads in front of the municipality and went to the mayor’s office demanding that the speed bumps be removed. Sure enough, that afternoon the speed bumps were gone...