Bolivian Census 2012

I have just been counted by the young representative assigned to cover the neighborhood of Magisterio in the south zone for the first Bolivian Census in 11 years. He asked me questions about the following:

• construction materials of the walls, floors and roof and basic power/sanitation services of the house we rent;
• the number of people living on the property;
• how long we have lived here;
• the kind of work we do.

After he completed his survey, I asked for a photo to mark the occasion. He stood beneath the pacai tree.

After completing the survey for our house he passed outside the exterior wall and on to the doors of our neighbors. The process will take all day, during which time no one but a small number of approved people can operate motor vehicles.  No shops can open. A few dogs are barking. The neighborhood is quiet.