Aguantar, "to endure"

The last week in Panama has been a difficult one. I have been safe, up in my mountain home. But down below there have been country-wide protests that shut Panama down for a week. As a result, the national Assembly is revisiting the mining and hydroelectric laws that are disputed by the Ngabe protesters. We are all waiting to see what will result from the dialogue! Here's an article describing the situation, from Panama's La Prensa newspaper.