Where have all the 'mer'cans gone...?

Nowhere, apparently. A friend with the US embassy here in La Paz tells me this morning that reports on CNN (and elsewhere) that the United States has "ordered non-emergency personnel at its embassy in Bolivia and diplomats' relatives to leave the country" is a bit inaccurate. In fact, personnel are being offered the option of working in Washington for up to thirty days. A little different from being "ordered" and a good example of the mis-information floating around.

A travel warning from the US State Department has been in effect since Tuesday, June 7.