Abstract:
The author makes a critical analysis of the governments of Evo Morales, in Bolivia, and Rafael Correa, in Ecuador. The social and political processes in both countries are like two peas in a pod. Both approved a Plurinational State and new constitutions, but when it came time to apply their ideas they were faced with serious obstacles. The indigenous base groups and the urban popular sectors brought Morales and Correa to power, and those same groups are now protesting against “their” governments.

Keywords: Plurinational State. Original peoples. Morales’s government. Correa’s government.