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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In El Alto, Bolivia, initial research revealed that women in prostitution were receiving little attention or care. use affects the sexuality, quality of life, and stability of couples in El Alto, Bolivia. But providers should be sensitive to women's concerns about infidelity," stresses FHI's Bailey, who, from 1995 to 1996, helped coordinate an FHI Women's Studies Project that examined how contraceptive use affects the sexuality, quality of life, and stability of couples in El Alto, Bolivia. |
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