This image captures a nocturnal scene on a city street in La Paz, Bolivia, depicting approximately 15 individuals identified as police or military personnel

This image captures a nocturnal scene on a city street in La Paz, Bolivia, depicting approximately 15 individuals identified as police or military personnel. They are uniformly dressed in dark, tactical-style uniforms, wearing headgear (helmets or caps), and are equipped with large, clear, rectangular riot shields, which they hold vertically in front of their bodies. Several individuals also wear knee pads. The personnel are arranged in a line spanning a pedestrian crosswalk, marked by white stripes on the asphalt road surface. In the mid-ground and background, multiple dark vehicles, consistent with official or transport vans, are visible, alongside a partial view of a red civilian vehicle on the far left. Distant red lights suggest traffic signals or vehicle taillights. Tall, multi-story urban buildings with illuminated windows form the backdrop, and trees with green foliage, illuminated by streetlights, line both sides of the street, particularly prominent on the right. Long, distinct shadows of the individuals are cast onto the foreground pavement by overhead street lighting. The scene conveys a static security posture, with the personnel maintaining a defensive formation.