An Indigenous woman sells vegetables at Mercado Lanza in La Paz on November 20, 2024. Margarita Avila, a 66-year-old grocery seller, stoically observes her neighbors' closed stalls at a market in La Paz. "We have had good years (...). We knew how much we were going to earn, how much we were going to invest," she recalls. Now the shortage of dollars, the climate of protests, and the discrediting of the authorities have plunged Bolivia into continuous uncertainty. (Photo by AIZAR RALDES / AFP) (Photo by AIZAR RALDES/AFP via Getty Images)