An agrarian reform program redistributes 18,600 square miles of land to indigenous communities. Even private land that is not in "productive use" is subject to government seizure as part of the plan to redistribute one-fifth of Bolivia's total land area. The current situation has the potential to increase civil strife and pit indigenous farmers squarely against wealthier land interests and may follow the so-called reforrms Hugo Chavez used in Venezuela.\

Landowners' groups have pledged to resist the programme. José Cespedes, president of the Eastern Agricultural Chamber, said landowners would form committees to defend their property.

Land in the western areas of the country, virtually untouched by the agrarian reform in 1953, is concentrated in a few families, according the UNDP 100 families own 25 million hectares. The current agrarian reform is a fairly populist attempt to curry favor but alone will do little to address the causes of indigenous poverty.

[ Sociologist Joaquín Saravia, a professor at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, believes that land distribution on its own will not solve the problem of poverty. Instead, he proposes a development plan based on sound economic, environmental, political and administrative criteria, linked to the creation of large producing regions. ]{.texto1}\

I've compiled a list of ten phrases tailored for the American soccer fan travelling to Germany this month. Babelfish did the actual translation so I can't guarantee that the phrases don't actually mean something completely different. But that's part of the fun of travelling to a foreign land.

Barkeep another beer, please\ Barkeep ein anderes Bier, bitte.\ \ Good morning. What time does the stadium open?\ Guten Morgen. Welche Zeit öffnet der Stadium?\ \ Where is the nearest pub?\ Wo ist der nächste Stab?\ \ Excuse me. I believe you are in our seats.\ Entschuldigen Sie mich. Ich glaube, daß Sie in unseren Sitzen sind.\ \ You look shorter sititng down.\ Sie schauen kürzeres sititng unten.\ \ Portugal underestimated us in 2002 as well.\ Portugal unterschätzte uns 2002 außerdem.

I thought they weren't supposed to mention the war.\ Ich dachte, daß sie nicht den Krieg erwähnen sollten.\ \ If you're ever at an MLS game, your first beer is on me.\ Wenn Sie überhaupt an einem MLS Spiel sind, ist Ihr erstes Bier auf mir.

I hope the referees correctly call hand balls in the penalty area.\ Ich hoffe, daß die Referenten richtig Handkugeln im Strafenbereich benennen.\ \ Seriously, the LA Galaxy play at a higher level than Leverkusen.\ Ernsthaft das LA Galaxiespiel auf einem höheren Niveau als Leverkusen.\

The Washington Post has a great feature on DC's fiery Alecko Eskandarian who's learned that "it's fun to hit defenders". After his two goal game, Jaime Moreno has been named MLS Player of the Week for the second time this season and sixth in his career.