Was the cost of McDonald’s food—much of it imported despite the existence of Bolivian sources—too high for the average Bolivian? Or do Bolivians simply prefer a Whopper? In any case, the presence of Burger King, Subway, fried chicken chains and hot dog joints, not to mention Bolivian specific fast food providers such as salteñerias, on every block of most Bolivian cities suggests that the slow food movement would be unwise to look to Bolivia as a model nation of consumers.
I don't buy the reason for their lack of success being based on Bolivians rejecting it over dietary concerns because naturalnews.com tells me that's the reason
And all it took was a simple google search to show it's some bullshyt
http://ain-bolivia.org/2012/01/mcdonald’s-left-bolivia-in-2002-fast-food-still-abundant-on-city-streets/