Reply #9: You may not understand the current situation in Bolivia.

[tuchoma]

I dont know what your sources are, or if you really know about bolivian reality, but you should get well informed before giving your opinion about Santa Cruz.
Basically, 50 years ago, Santa Cruz was a poor little town, forgotten by bolivian government. Until Santa Cruz people pacifically fought against the goverment, asking for the money that legally belonged to them because of oil resources in its soil.
with that money Santa Cruz begun to grow, building roads and empowering its agro industry. Now Santa Cruz is the most rich region in Bolivia. Thanks only to its people, and not the government. (If you research, Bolivia is the poorest country in south america instead Santa Cruz that is one of the most growing cities in percentage)

What people in Santa Cruz defends is the model of development we have and our own culture that is different from the rest of the country (for you to know Santa Cruz was founded on 1561 and started to be integrated to the rest of the country in 1932 when the chaco war stalled.) after 371 years.

There are a thousand things that happens inside bolivia, and million reasons that cambas(people from Santa Cruz) has against bolivian government that we are not going to change till we are really freedom.

So please, next time, get good information from both sides before giving your opinion.