Morning from sunny Oruro in Bolivia.

I'm a rookie HuBB poster but just wanted to give heads up to any riders passing through southern parts of Bolivia - uyuni, potosi, sucre and oruro towards la paz - that there are major roadblocks in place.

Angry miners have closed off the main routes between and into these cities.

Yesterday (23-08-2016) I was caught up in a violent clash - dynamite, tear gas and rocks -between police and miners just north of oruro. Hundreds of miners have laid seige to a small village of Panduro on Ruta 4.

Through blind (eyes leaking from tear gas) and blind luck I managed to get through coming from la paz. Think I may have been only motorised vehicle to do this. But now I think I'm trapped by surrounding roadblocks.

At least I have a bed and there is and food.

Here's a wee video I made of the days events:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5...nhoRmtJZm12Mnc

Not sure how long blockades will remain. Or how passable they are for motorcyclists. The miners do appear angry and serious. News coverage on Bolivian media is extensive on the situation. So maybe look up online for latest developments. The Government has promised they will not let miners choke off the country's main arterial routes. But yesterday's military offensive in Panduro saw the Government forces turn tail and leave me and my motor stuck in the war zone

Mineros bloquean y reflota la violencia en el Altiplano | Noticias de Bolivia y el Mundo - EL DEBER

So hopefully reinforcements arrive or deals are done to open roads in this beautiful country.

Cheers
Neil - around South America on a Honda 150XR named Hank.

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