Daily Life - 2nd prize
Bolivianas
Pietro Paolini
TerraProject
TerraProject
27 January, 2010
A worker rests on a mound of coca leaves in central Bolivia, the president’s power base. President Morales stresses that the plant is intrinsic to local culture, not just the raw material for cocaine.
Pietro Paolini
Pietro Paolini was born in Florence, Italy in 1981. He graduated from the Fondazione Studio Marangoni in Florence in 2005. In 2004, he started to puruse his interest in the South...
Chulumani, Bolivia
A worker rests on a mound of coca leaves in central Bolivia, the president’s power base. President Morales stresses that the plant is intrinsic to local culture, not just the raw material for cocaine. Bolivia is home to some 36 indigenous groups, who, although a majority in the population, have suffered marginalization and discrimination since colonial times. The country’s president, Evo Morales, the first indigenous Bolivian to hold that office, is leader of the Movement towards Socialism party, whose long-held goal has been the integration of indigenous communities into national life. President Morales enjoys considerable popularity. In 2009, he was elected for a second term in office with 64 percent of the vote.
