Luckily, the black eye left by the protests and violence in Cochabamba has started to heal. Today, diplomatic negotiations have put an end to the public transportation stoppage, and hopefully any further violence. I was able to leave the Villa for the first time in five days today, and it is nice to see the city recovering from all the disruption. In the Villa, we are now planning to leave on our trip to Sucre and Potosí on Tuesday. The children are very excited and continue to remind me to back my bags. I will try to give another update when we return.