Raymond Colitt is a senior correspondent who heads the Reuters bureau in Brasilia and has about 15 years of reporting experience in Latin America. In the following story, slugged WITNESS-BOLIVIA and headlined 'WITNESS-The battle of Tiquipaya: Bolivia divided,' he writes about the violent clashes between supporters of President Evo Morales and those favoring more autonomy in opposition-led provinces.

AlertNet news is provided by