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Higher fuel prices spark social unrest in South America

Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza, center, waits with members of his delegation at the Basilica del Voto Nacional where dialogue with the government broke down in downtown Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso announced a cut in gasoline prices Sunday that fell short of the reduction demanded by Indigenous leaders to end a strike that has paralyzed parts of the country for two weeks. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) Government representatives and the Indigenous organization leading the ongoing protests meet to find possible solutions that could lead to the end of a strike that has paralyzed parts of the country for the last two weeks, at the Basilica del Voto Nacional in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza arrives to the Basilica del Voto where dialogue with the government broke down in downtown Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza speaks during a dialogue with the government of President Guillermo Lasso at the Basilica del Voto Nacional in downtown Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) Police walk by truckers partially blocking the southern entrance to Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Dozens of truckers tried to enter the center of the city Tuesday to protest the lack of diesel but were stopped by the police and forced to return. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) Riot police prevent truckers from driving into downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Dozens of truckers tried to enter the center of the city Tuesday to protest the lack of diesel but were stopped by the police and forced to return. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) A trucker sips mate, a local herbal drink, as he partially blocks the southern entrance to Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Dozens of truckers tried to enter the center of the city Tuesday to protest the lack of diesel but were stopped by the police and forced to return. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) Riot police, left, prevent truckers from driving into downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Dozens of truckers tried to enter the center of the city Tuesday to protest the lack of diesel but were stopped by the police and forced to return. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) Police vehicles and riot police, left, block the the Pueyrredón bridge over the Matanza River to prevent truckers from driving into downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Dozens of truckers tried to enter the center of the city Tuesday to protest the lack of diesel but were stopped by the police and forced to return. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) A trucker partially blocks the southern entrance to Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Dozens of truckers tried to enter the center of the city Tuesday to protest the lack of diesel but were stopped by the police and forced to return. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)