US Losing Influence in Bolivia
Even though the US sends more money (and its finest citizens) in aid to Bolivia than other countries, Bolivians are embracing the new aid programs from Venezuela and Cuba.
"The Cubans and Venezuelans are putting a human face on what they're doing, so they can get a hell of a lot of mileage," said Myles Frechette, a former United States diplomat in Latin America. "We have been the donor of choice for a very, very long time, and the kind of things that we help with pay off in the long run. So they tend to be undramatic and people don't notice and seem to take them for granted."Link
posted by GW at 3:42 PM
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You guys have no idea how big of an influence Cuba & Venezuela have here. There are posters everywhere (even in people's houses) from the election with pictures of Evo (Bolivia's recently elected indigenous president, who is buddy buddy with Venezuelen President Hugo Chavez and Castro) with all of these other people. I was visiting with my host uncle Don Eduardo and he was telling me how he thought Castro was the greatest thing ever and how he's good for Bolivia and then I pointed to a photo of Che and he about flipped his lid he was so excited I knew who he was...a whole different world fellas, a whole different world...
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