El gobernador de Santa Cruz saluda a la multitud que salió a la calle a celebrar el resultado del referendo.
Tras conocerse las primeras cifras miles de vecinos con banderas blancas y verdes, los colores del departamento, comenzaron a confluir en la Plaza de Armas de Santa Cruz para festejar el resultado.
Partidarios de la autonomía celebraban este domingo luego del cierre de los centros de votación en Santa Cruz. Resultados a boca de urna mostraban un 85 por ciento de apoyo al Sí, mientras el gobierno de Evo Morales desconocía la victoria de los autonomistas. (AP Photo/Dado Galdieri)
En la noche de el domingo, el presidente Morales indicó que el referendo "fue un fracaso rotundo'' y llamó a Costas y a otros prefectos opositores a trabajar "mañana mismo'' por una verdadera autonomía.
En varias ciudades de Bolivia se desarrollaron cabildos populares en rechazo al referendo cruceño. Miles de personas se reunieron en La Paz, en su vecina El Alto, en Cochabamba y Oruro.
Seguidores del presidente Evo Morales marcharon contra el referendo cruceño en la localidad de El Alto. Las divisiones en torno a este referendo muestran la fractura entre la comunidad indígena andina y la población de las planicies agrícolas del este, donde está Santa Cruz, en su mayoría blanca y mestiza.
Enfrentamiento entre los seguidores de Evo Morales y los que favorecen la autonomía dejaron 28 heridos en Santa Cruz.
Partidarios de Evo Morales queman las boletas del referendo en Santa Cruz.
Partidarios del referendo organizaron patrullas para impedir las provocaciones del gobierno y garantizar la seguridad de los votantes de Santa Cruz.
El gobernador de Santa Cruz, Ruben Costas, deposita su voto en el referendo realizado el domingo 4 de mayo.
Santa Cruz residents use sticks and stones as they clash with government supporters during an autonomy referendum outside a voting center on the outskirts of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Sunday, May 4, 2008. Long isolated from Bolivia's capital of La Paz, Santa Cruz state has aspired to greater self-rule for generations, and movement has caught fire since Evo Morales' 2005 election as Bolivia's first indigenous president. The autonomy referendum is considered illegal by the central government. (AP Photo/Dado Galdieri)
A masked opponent to an autonomy referendum stands next to a burning barricade during clashes with autonomy supporters near a polling station on the outskirts of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Sunday, May 4, 2008. Santa Cruz state's autonomy referendum is considered illegal by the central government of President Evo Morales. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)
Voters wait to cast their ballots during delays in an autonomy referendum caused by a lack of electoral authorities at a polling station in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Sunday, May 4, 2008. Long isolated from Bolivia's capital of La Paz, Santa Cruz state has aspired to greater self-rule for generations, and movement has caught fire since Evo Morales' 2005 election as Bolivia's first indigenous president. The autonomy referendum is considered illegal by the central government. (AP Photo/Dado Galdieri)
An autonomy supporter waves a Santa Cruz state flag near a barricade set to block autonomy opponents during the autonomy referendum in Santa Fe in Bolivia's Santa Cruz state, Sunday, May 4, 2008. Residents of Bolivia's state of Santa Cruz are holding an autonomy referendum that is considered illegal by the central government of President Evo Morales. (AP Photo/Antonio Suarez)
Municipal police guard a polling station as government supporters, unseen, protest against Santa Cruz state's autonomy referendum in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Sunday, May 4, 2008. The autonomy referendum is considered illegal by the central government. (AP Photo/Dado Galdieri)
Government supporters burn autonomy referendum ballots and an effigy symbolizing an autonomy supporter as they protest against an autonomy referendum in San Julian in Bolivia's Santa Cruz state, Sunday, May 4, 2008. Santa Cruz state's autonomy referendum is considered illegal by the central government of President Evo Morales. The sign reads in Spanish "Autonomy Statute, Rest in Peace." (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Supporters of Bolivia's President Evo Morales burn ballots and ballot boxes in protest against the referendum on autonomy in San Julian, Bolivia, Sunday, May 4, 2008. The referendum in the Santa Cruz state, taking place Sunday, is considered illegal by the central government of Morales.(AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Government supporters burn tires after they set fire at the headquarters of a TV channel owned by an opposition leader and supporter of Santa Cruz state's autonomy referendum, in El Alto, Sunday, May 4, 2008. Santa Cruz state's autonomy referendum is considered illegal by the central government.(AP Photo/ Str)
A woman runs by burning debris placed by government supporters outside the headquarters of a local TV station, owned by an opposition leader and supporter of Santa Cruz state's autonomy referendum, in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, May 4, 2008. Santa Cruz state's autonomy referendum is considered illegal by the central government. (AP Photo)
A woman cats her ballot during a referendum on autonomy, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Sunday May 4, 2008. The voting in the Santa Cruz state is considered illegal by the central government of President Evo Morales.(AP Photo/Roberto Candia)
Government supporters carry a coffin symbolizing Santa Cruz state's autonomy referendum in San Julian in Bolivia's Santa Cruz state, Sunday, May 4, 2008. The autonomy referendum is considered illegal by the central government of President Evo Morales. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Government supporters burn autonomy referendum ballots in protest of an autonomy referendum in San Julian in Bolivia's Santa Cruz state, Sunday, May 4, 2008. Santa Cruz state's autonomy referendum is considered illegal by the central government of President Evo Morales. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Riot police officers prepare to fire tear gas canisters during clashes between opponents and supporters of autonomy for the Santa Cruz State near a polling station in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Sunday, May 4, 2008. Residents of the astern Bolivia state of Santa Cruz are holding an autonomy referendum Sunday that is considered illegal by the central government of President Evo Morales.(AP Photo/Roberto Candia)
Residents of Santa Cruz wait in line to cast their ballots during a referendum on autonomy in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Sunday, May 4, 2008. The referendum on autonomy in Santa Cruz state is considered illegal by the central government of Bolivia's President Evo Morales. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)
A woman places her vote in a ballot box during an autonomy referendum in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Sunday, May 4, 2008. Long isolated from Bolivia's capital of La Paz, Santa Cruz state has aspired to greater self-rule for generations, and movement has caught fire since Evo Morales' 2005 election as Bolivia's first indigenous president. The autonomy referendum is considered illegal by the central government. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)
Government supporters attend a rally against the autonomy referendum in San Julian in Bolivia's Santa Cruz state, Sunday, May 4, 2008. Residents of Bolivia's state of Santa Cruz are holding an autonomy referendum that is considered illegal by the central government of President Evo Morales. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
