ANTI-GOVERNMENT roadblocks that have isolated Bolivia’s capital La Paz and other major cities were still being cleared today.It comes a day after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency that was later overwhelmingly ratified by parliament.Although road blockades have been suspended across much of the country, they continue in parts of the Cochabamba region, led by coca growers’ unions.Security forces, which have been clearing highways since Saturday, have not entered Chapare, where road blockades remained in place on Sunday.

ANTI-GOVERNMENT roadblocks that have isolated Bolivia’s capital La Paz and other major cities were still being cleared today.

It comes a day after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency that was later overwhelmingly ratified by parliament.

Although road blockades have been suspended across much of the country, they continue in parts of the Cochabamba region, led by coca growers’ unions.

Security forces, which have been clearing highways since Saturday, have not entered Chapare, where road blockades remained in place on Sunday.

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