A closure on the Pan-American is not national news until Quito runs out of milk. In Latacunga it is news at 5 a.m., when the first truck turns back.
Mateo follows CONAIE on the ground: he knows a blockade has an agenda, but it also has a line. Lines at the gas station, at the market, in the parents’ chat.
The Sierra desk documents the Monday the capital is still processing Sunday.
