Water War in Bolivia

Hey peeps!

I was just watching a documentary with my friend Amanda about the water war in Bolivia in 2000. My friend was there with a peace organisation when it happened. She has awesome pics of it, but also incredible stories! This seem to be a good resume of it:

http://www1m.mesh.ne.jp/~apec-ngo/english/water/2002_speech_Pablo_Solon.htm

People used to pay $1 to $2 a month at first, but with the privatization of the water (yes, even the rain water collecting was forbidden!!!) their bill went up to $15-$20/month - which represent their entire salary for the month. Outrageous, no?