In Bolivia, life is slowly returning to normal after almost a month of demonstrations. 1—from poor peasant farmers to miners have been demanding 2 and calling for constitutional reform. The protesters are angry at what they see as 3 natural resources by foreign companies and governments. There's a long history of the country's rich natural resources being exploited by foreigners with 4, 60 per cent of whom are native residents. Many now hope the new president, Eduardo Rodriguez, may find a solution to the country's problems. Rebecca Hampson has been visiting La Paz and 5. "Put your hands over your ears!" shouted the boy in the hotel. 6 was marching past the front door letting off 7 as they went. A few minutes later the sting of police tear gas seeped under the door frame. That was 8, then no one imagined that the protests and gradual shutting down of the country would last this long. "It'll all calm down in a few days," people kept telling us. But we decided to 9, on what turned out to be one of the last buses, to Sorata, a small town in the beautiful Cordillera Real mountains. Two weeks later the whole country had 10, and the only way we could get back to La Paz was to join a convoy of protestors. 11 the night before with an official from the local Aymara—the largest indigenous group in Bolivia. " 12 with scarves and hats so that our brothers at the road blockades don't question you," he told us, "and be here in the square at 4:30 in the morning." I had no idea how I, 13 and short hair, could be mistaken for an Aymara woman with their bowler hats, long plaits and 14! But it was an offer we gratefully accepted. Next morning we were eventually bundled into the back of a crowded bus. The few words of Aymara we'd picked up went down very well with our fellow passengers and 15 Spanish conversation. Eduardo, a high school teacher, explained how the local council leader 16 from every organisation—schools, hospitals, farms, tour agencies, etc.—to go to La Paz to march. There was a long list of names, and anyone extra trying to sneak onto the buses would be kicked off. This list might also be checked at 17 between Sorata and La Paz. Our presence on the bus 18 as dedicated protestors at risk so the warm welcome we received showed real generosity. Eduardo and his friends were very keen to start marching. "It's the only way to get the government to listen to us," they all said. 19—first: nationalisation of Bolivia's oils and gas reserves "so that we can keep the revenue ourselves to 20". Second: a change in the constitution "to give equal rights and opportunities to us.