Monday, September 1, 2008

Colonialism's End in Bolivia

This video about colonialism comes via my friend Vanessa.

The title is a play on '500 years ago', referencing Colombus' so called 'discovery' of the Americas, also known as the Abya Yala. The video is from the popular Bolivian Rock group Maldita Jakeca.



500 danos atras

For a good background on colonial history and indigenous resistance in Bolivia read From Colonialism to Indianism by Christian Rudel

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