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Limbert (C), the son of Aymara leader Rafael Quispe who participated in a 500-km (311-mile) protest march against the construction of a highway, is seen in La Paz October 25, 2011. The indigenous people of Isiboro Secure Territory, known by its Spanish acronym TIPNIS, had marched in...

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A woman holding a Bolivian flag speaks during a ceremony in La Paz to commemorate the end of a protest march of more than 500 km (311 miles) over 65 days, October 25, 2011. The indigenous people of Isiboro Secure Territory, known by its Spanish acronym TIPNIS, had marched in protest at...

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Bolivia's Minister of the Presidency Carlos Romero is seen during a news conference at the presidential palace in La Paz October 25, 2011. Bolivian president Evo Morales announced on Friday that the Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos highway will not cross the TIPNIS protected park.

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A Bolivian who participated in demonstrations following the TIPNIS protest march leaves Murillo Square after the cancellation of the planned construction of the Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos highway, which would have bisected a protected park in TIPNIS, in La Paz October 25, 2011. ...

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Amazonian indigenous leader Adolfo Chavez of the CIDOB (Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia) is seen in La Paz October 25, 2011. Chavez had supported the more than 500 km (311 miles) protest march of the indigenous people of the Isiboro Secure Territory, known by its Spanish...

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The indigenous people of the Isiboro Secure Territory, known by its Spanish acronym TIPNIS, shout near the main square Murillo in front of the government palace in La Paz October 21, 2011. President Evo Morales announced on Friday, he had accepted the demands of the indigenous people...

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An indigenous Bolivian woman from the Isiboro Secure Territory, known by its Spanish acronym TIPNIS, sits outside the government palace while the presidential guard marches in La Paz, October 21, 2011. President Evo Morales announced on Friday, he had accepted the demands of the...

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An Amazonian native girl plays with pigeons during an occupation of indigenous of the Plaza de Armas square in La Paz, on October 20, 2011 after ending yesterday a two-month march from the Amazon against a government plan to build a highway through their ancestral homeland. President...

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Amazonian natives read a newspaper as they occupy as a protest the Plaza de Armas square in La Paz, on October 20, 2011 after ending yesterday a two-month march from the Amazon against a government plan to build a highway through their ancestral homeland. President Evo Morales offered...

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Jorge Mendoza (C), one of the Amazonian natives leader, speaks to the press during a protest at the Plaza de Armas square in La Paz, on October 20, 2011 after ending yesterday a two-month march from the Amazon against a government plan to build a highway through their ancestral homeland.

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Amazonian natives arrive to the Plaza de Armas square in La Paz, on October 20, 2011 after ending yesterday a two-month march from the Amazon against a government plan to build a highway through their ancestral homeland. President Evo Morales offered direct talks with almost 2,000...

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Pupils wave Bolivian national flags in support of Amazonian natives arriving in La Paz on October 19, 2011 at the end of a two-month march from the Amazon against a government plan to build a highway through their ancestral homeland. President Evo Morales on Tuesday offered direct talks...

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Amazonian natives arrive in La Paz on October 19, 2011 at the end of a two-month march from the Amazon against a government plan to build a highway through their ancestral homeland. President Evo Morales on Tuesday offered direct talks with almost 2,000 indigenous taking part in a...

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A woman supporting the Amazonian natives who arrived in a protest march in La Paz, joins them on October 19, 2011. Nearly 2,000 indigenous people made a triumphal entry into La Paz Wednesday at the end of a two-month march from the Amazon against a government plan to build a highway...

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Elot Toazo, from Hungary, center, is escorted handcuffed by police to a court hearing in Cochambamba, Bolivia, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011. Toazo is one of two suspects being held on terrorism charges in an alleged plot to kill Bolivia's President Evo Morales.

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An amazonic indigenous man receives oxygen during a march towards La Paz, in La Cumbre, 4000 meters above the sea level, 25 Km northeast of La Paz, on October 18, 2011. The natives have walked since past August 15 towards La Paz, where they will arrive tomorrow to ask Bolivian President...

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Local residents observe amazonic indigenous people walking towards La Paz in La Cumbre, 4000 meters above the sea level, 25 Km northeast of La Paz, on October 18, 2011. The natives have walked since past August 15 towards La Paz, where they will arrive tomorrow to ask Bolivian President...

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Aymara peasants take a break during a march of amazonic indigenous people walking towards La Paz in La Cumbre, 4000 meters above the sea level, 25 Km northeast of La Paz, on October 18, 2011. The natives have walked since past August 15 towards La Paz, where they will arrive tomorrow to...

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Students of Bolivian San Andres University give bread to Amozonic indigenous people as they walk towards La Paz in La Cumbre, 4000 meters obove the sea level, 25 Km northeast of La Paz, on October 18, 2011. The natives have walked since past August 15 towards La Paz, where they will...

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A young boy reads a poster as amazonic indigenous people walk towards La Paz in La Cumbre, 4000 meters above the sea level, 25 Km northeast of La Paz, on October 18, 2011. The natives have walked since past August 15 towards La Paz, where they will arrive tomorrow to ask Bolivian...

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Municipal workers prepare coca tea for the amazonic indigenous people walking towards La Paz in La Cumbre, 4000 meters above the sea level, 25 Km northeast of La Paz, on October 18, 2011. The natives have walked since past August 15 towards La Paz, where they will arrive tomorrow to ask...

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Amozonic indigenous people walk towards La Paz in La Cumbre, 4000 meters obove the sea level, 25 Km northeast of La Paz, on October 18, 2011. The natives have walked since past August 15 towards La Paz, where they will arrive tomorrow to ask Bolivian President Evo Morales to desist on...

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A member of the electoral site holds the ballot recount during the national elections in Penas, some 30 km (18 miles) of La Paz, October 16, 2011. Bolivians voted on Sunday to choose national judges for the first time as part of a reform aimed at boosting the political clout of the...

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Bolivia's vice president Alvaro Garcia Linera (L) holds his ballot in La Paz, October 16, 2011. Bolivians voted on Sunday to choose national judges for the first time as part of a reform aimed at boosting the political clout of the country's indigenous majority and seen as a key test...

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A woman looks at a ballot during election day in La Paz, October 16, 2011. Bolivians voted on Sunday to choose national judges for the first time as part of a reform aimed at boosting the political clout of the country's indigenous majority and seen as a key test for President Evo Morales.