No Bread, No Fuel, No Dollars: How Bolivia Went From Boom To Bust

Long lines for fuel at petrol stations have become a defining image of Bolivia's worst economic crisis in a generation (Credit: AFP)

A bread roll has become a symbol of a severe economic crisis in Boliva that looks set to decide the outcome of the most significant elections in nearly two decades.

The marraqueta, which is subsidized by the state, is the baguette of Bolivia.