Morales, a former president, is credited with lifting millions out of poverty. But his political ambitions have divided Bolivia's left.
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia – Few figures in Bolivia trigger such deeply conflicting passions as Evo Morales, the former coca farmer turned three-term president.
To some, he is the man who lifted two million people from poverty. To others, he is an authoritarian mired in scandal and accusations of corruption.
Six years after his departure from office, however, the country is very different — and so is Morales.
Bolivia is engulfed in an economic crisis, triggered by inflation, low currency reserves and the collapse of its natural gas industry.
