Growing conflicts over development in South America have
come to a head in Bolivia, where indigenous groups are resisting a highway
project that would slice through a national park. How Bolivia resolves this
showdown could point the way for other regions seeking to balance economic
growth and the environment.
Carmelo Aguilera steadies the dugout canoe as his
11-year-old son, Juan Gabriel, stands precariously and aims his bow and arrow
toward the Secure River below. “Fish flesh makes better bait,” says the boy,
explaining why the dawn expedition begins with a hunter’s weapon rather than a
hook and line.