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El Alto (ĕl äl`tō), city (2001 pop. 649,958), La Paz dept., W Bolivia. A burgeoning suburb of La Paz, El Alto is on a plateau overlooking the capital from the west. Although predominantly poor and residential, the city has some light industries; La Paz's international airport is there. The largely Aymara inhabitants of El Alto have been in the forefront of sometimes violent protests against privatization and other government market-oriented plans during the late 1990s and early 2000s. |
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| In his first presidential address, Morales called for one minute's silence for Tupaj Katari, who fought for Bolivia's independence; Che Guevara; the citizens of El Alto, who were massacred in October 2003 by military forces under the orders of ex-President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada; and anonymous heroes who have sacrificed their lives in the name of freedom. Caption: Wrestlers warm up in an arena in El Alto, Bolivia, where they compete in lucha libre (freestyle fighting), Latina America's version of World Wrestling Entertainment. Uno de los factores es el alto nivel de azucar en sangre despues de las comidas, lo que ahora algunos medicos piden a sus pacientes que controlen. |
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