The main concern as Bolivians get ready to cast their ballots in a general election is the nation’s severe economic problems. The task of trying to clean up the mess will be highly challenging to whoever is elected as the country’s next president.
With 1.2 million residents, El Alto is the second-largest city in Bolivia. Additionally, with a population of over 100,000, it is the highest city in the world at 4,150 meters (13,615 feet). There are a lot of sellers attempting to sell you anything from fake brand footwear to oranges along its winding lanes. Car mechanic Josue Macias and his small kid are standing on the pavement, having ice cream.
Prices for everything are going up, but we are still earning the same,” he claims. We are just making ends meet, but it’s difficult since the cost of food, such as beef, oil, and eggs, keeps going up. They have doubled or tripled in size from their previous state. Our belts have had to be tightened. Eating out is no longer something we do. Instead, my kid and I are enjoying some ice cream here on the street.
Multiple causes have contributed to Bolivia’s inflation surge. Decreased abroad income are the result of declining natural gas production and, consequently, exports of this important foreign earner.
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