Facing Bolivia's economic crunch with toy houses, fake banknotes

[Article] Bolivie : au marché d'Alasita, des objets miniatures cristallisent les souhaits des clients.


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Facing Bolivia's economic crunch with toy houses, fake banknotes.
For a month every year, thousands of Bolivians throng the stalls of an unusual market in La Paz, shopping for tiny toy houses and wads of fake cash -- substitutes for the real-life objects their hearts desire.
Customers of the Alasita...
This article was published Wednesday, 5 February, 2025 by AFP
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The Bolivian government is running out of dollar reserves -- forcing it to limit imports of subsidized fuel, causing shortages that have led to numerous protests

The Bolivian government is running out of dollar reserves -- forcing it to limit imports of subsidized fuel, causing shortages that have led to numerous protests


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