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Cochabamba water war
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A group of street vendors and children confronts a riot police officer in full gear on a city street in Cochabamba, Bolivia, during protests over water price hikes. A group of protesters gathers outside the Aguas del Tunari office in Cochabamba, Bolivia, with one man pointing toward the company sign above the gated entrance. Evo Morales sits at a table speaking to the press, surrounded by microphones and recording devices held by journalists in La Paz, Bolivia.
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A group of street vendors and children confronts a riot police officer in full gear on a city street in Cochabamba, Bolivia, during protests over water price hikes.
Cochabamba water war protesters Street vendors confront riot police in central Cochabamba, Bolivia, on February 5, 2000, during protests over rising water rates following the privatization of the city's water system.

Cochabamba water war

Bolivian history [1999–2000]
Also known as: Bolivian water war
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Katie Angell
Katie Angell is Associate Editor at Encyclopedia Britannica, covering topics related to Latin America. She holds an MA from Vanderbilt University and is pursuing a PhD in Political Science.
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Cochabamba water war, series of protests and civil unrest that took place in and around Cochabamba, one of Bolivia’s most populous cities, between November 1999 and April 2000 after the privatization of the city’s water system and subsequent increases in water prices. What began as demonstrations against rising water costs quickly grew into a broad social movement involving Bolivian labor unions, Indigenous organizations, farmers, students, and neighborhood groups. Following weeks of strikes, road blockades, and...

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