Waiting for Days: Inside Bolivia’s Worsening Fuel Crisis

Residents are spending the night in line near gas stations while the government supplies only half of the country’s fuel needs.

Cars wait in a line more than a mile long to fill up at a gas station in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Autumn Spredemann/The Epoch Times

Months of long lines due to diesel and gasoline shortages in Bolivia have reached a tipping point, leaving many residents stranded without the ability to fill their tanks or rely on public transportation.

Some are spending nights camped out with their vehicles in anticipation of fuel arriving the next day. The crisis grew worse during Bolivia’s Carnival celebration, which usually spans a 10-day period from the end of February through the first week of March.