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Photo © AP Aymaran Indian in the Andes clashed with military over the weekend, leaving at least five dead and dozens more injured. The farmers set up road blocks in Batallas, 45 miles north of the Bolivian capital, La Paz, in part to protest rising water rates, unemployment, and other economic problems. Get the Story:
Bolivian Farmers, Soldiers Clash (AP 4/10)
Update - Agreement reached to end conflict in Cochabamba (AP 4/10)

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Bolivia Profile from the CIA World Factbook 1999

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Photo Series:
	Bolivia's army soldiers take positions as they began firing at Indian farmers (AP 4/10)
	Bolivia's army soldiers patrol a road near Batallas (AP 4/10)
	A protester waves Bolivia's flag outside the National Police headquarters (AP 4/10)
	An Indian farmer walks through Bolivia's army soldiers (AP 4/10)