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.

Cochabamba water war: Media

Bolivian history [1999–2000]

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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,...

© Gonzalo Espinoza—AFP/Getty Images

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.

Protestors occupying Aguas del Tunari office in Cochabamba

The offices of Aguas del Tunari are symbolically occupied during the Cochabamba water...

© Antonio Abal Oña

Evo Morales sits at a table speaking to the press, surrounded by microphones and recording devices held by journalists in La Paz, Bolivia.

Evo Morales and the water war

Coca growers' leader Evo Morales speaks to reporters in La Paz, Bolivia, in October...

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