McDonald's Leaves Bolivia for Good

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McDonald's Leaves Bolivia for Good

Thousands of Bolivians crammed into McDonald's Saturday to order their final Big Macs before the fast-food restaurant closed up shop for good.

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Thousands of Bolivians crammed into McDonald's Saturday to order their final Big Macs before the fast-food restaurant closed up shop for good.

McDonald's served its last hamburgers in Bolivia Saturday at midnight, after announcing a global restructuring plan in which it would close its doors in seven countries with poor profit margins.

Most Bolivians said they were sad to see McDonald's go, after they had finally become accustomed to the fast-food culture so radically different from their traditional Bolivian cuisine.

McDonald's will be survived by Burger King in Bolivia which has said that it now plans to expand its presence in Bolivia.

Bolivia is a country with nearly 60 percent indigenous population. McDonald's catered mostly to the other 40 percent who had the economic means to enter the restaurant.

Although McDonald's prides itself as an economical and friendly place, most of Bolivia's indigenous population had never tried a hamburger for lack of money or lack of welcome.

Source: Agencies

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