A historic mobilisation of governments and social movements took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia in December 2006. The Presidents of eight countries held the Summit of the South American Community of Nations (SACN) while the social movements and civil society organisations from all over the Latin American continent gathered (more than 30,000 participating in the final day) for the Social Summit for the integration of the Peoples (People’s Integration). During the days of these simultaneous Summits (and in the inter-action between both Summits) a decisive shift was made (effort was made) to move the Latin American continent away from the model of neoliberal globalisation towards a new model of development and regional integration from below.