Protests in Bolivia

It has come to my attention that problems in Bolivia have grown to full scale protests and riots. Please check out any leading news source for new information. El Alto, the city which is described as the center of the riots, is one of the most impoverished urban populations in the entire western hemisphere. While I was in Bolivia, I saw a protest everyday, but never on the scale of police force. Right now I am actually fairly glad that I am not currently in La Paz, trying to make my way back to the USA.