Bolivia Bolivia is located in the west-central part of South America and is the fifth largest country of the continent having an area about twice the size of Spain. Bolivia is landlocked bordering five countries; Brazil on the northeast, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west. The main physical feature of Bolivia is the Andes Mountains, which define the country's three geographic zones. First is the Altiplano, or plateau region, which lies between
Bolivia Outline Bolivia Introduction: I. The History of Bolivia A. Independence 1. Revolution B. Political Instability 1. The Regime of Paz Estenssoro 2. Rule by the Army II. The Economy A. Resources 1. Mining, Manufacture, and Trade 2. Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry B. Strengths and Weaknesses 1. Currency and Banking 2. Labor III. The Culture A. Location 1. Terrain 2. Climate B. Cocaine 1. Effects 2. War on Drugs Bolivia In this report I will
Journey to Bolivia Are you the type of person who loves to travel to distant lands and go on extravagant adventures? If so, there exist a land of rich culture and a journey of a lifetime. Bolivia, in the heart of South America, has attracted tourist seeking adventures in the high Andes Mountains as well as deep in the Amazon Rainforest. Known for its culture that is traced back to the ancient Incan people, Bolivia is a land of mystery and hidden secrets awaiting to be uncovered. A trip to Bolivia is a
BOLIVIAN PARADISE Bolivia is an amazing country that is breathtaking and is similar to a paradise. Bolivia is an interesting country that practices an interesting style of living. Locals always have plenty to do. They can go out for pizza, go see movies, or simply sit and talk. Many countries in South America has the same main language, Spanish. So yes, Spanish is the major language in Bolivia . Most people think of exotic foods when they think of foods from other countries
Bolivia Bolivia is a country near the center of South America. It lacks a seacoast and has great natural barriers to transportation. In western Bolivia, the majestic, snow-capped Andes Mountains surround a high, dry plateau. A vast lowland plain spreads over the north and east. Tropical rain forests thrive in the northern part of the plain, and grasslands and swamps sprawl across much of the east. Largely hilly country lies between the Andes Mountains and the lowland plain. Most Bolivians
Bolivia: A Country Divided In 1967 deep in the Bolivian Jungle a group of Bolivian Special Forces, trained by the American Green Berets were hunting down Che Guevara, a Marxist revolutionary, who had been attempting to overthrow the government. Guevara had gone to Bolivia in the hopes of instigating a revolution among the poor Bolivian peasants but to his surprise his ideals were met with either indifference or contempt and it was one of these people that betrayed his location to the Bolivia government
Bolivia – Privatization or Nationalization? Bolivia was once a rich and prosperous country but is now one of the poorest nations in the world. The economy of Bolivia used to be rich in agriculture and mining but now searches to find something prosperous again. Privatization of certain companies has started in the country but was expelled when mass protests began. The companies’ prices are too high and the people used their culture and history to get rid of them. The Cochabamba protests of
The country of Bolivia is composed of 10.6 million indigenous people, roughly ⅔ of their population. As a result, along with Spanish, Quechua and Aymara are also official languages of Bolivia. Recently in 2005, Evo Morales was elected the first indigenous president. Unfortunately on an opposing note, Bolivia’s income inequality is the highest in Latin America, and one of the highest in the world. This is likely correlated to Bolivia’s poor public education. Educational opportunities of not evenly
would later be known as Bolivia. With some key tipping points that caused the war, the leaders of the soon to be formed nation rallied its troops and won several major battles, but even they couldn’t prevent the tough times that lay in the early years of the nation. From the year 1809, Upper Peru was engaged in a revolution against Spanish Colonial rule that would span over 16 years, ultimately yielding freedoms for several Latin nations, including the formation of Bolivia. Causes Ever since
Spanish Colonialism and the Indigenous People of Bolivia Prior to Spanish discovery of the new world, the area now known as Bolivia was home to three major ethnic and linguistic groups; the Uru, Aymara, and Quechua. The Uru lived on rafts, fishing and foraging along the shore of Lake Titicaca. The Aymara dominated the Uru, reducing their status to poor fishermen and landless workers. Aymara society was built upon a basic social unit of kinship that organized the distribution of labor, and this
Bolivia, a country rich in history and natural beauty has a long storied past. Named after independence fighter Simon Bolivar, Bolivia broke away from Spanish rule in 1825. However, Bolivia’s history goes much deeper. To understand Bolivia we must travel back in time to its origins. Bolivia traces its roots back around 21,000 years when it was part of the culture of Andean South America. Around 600 B.C. the Andean empire emerged on a high plateau between the Altiplano Mountains. This empire
lifestyle centered on holidays, customs, and cuisine. Which will consist of the holidays they celebrate, how they celebrate, and their traditional customs and what they eat. Holidays in Bolivia, many people believe everyone celebrates the same holidays worldwide. That is just not always the case. Like Christmas in Bolivia, they celebrate from Christmas Eve, until January 6th. To begin with on Christmas Eve they have a Midnight Mass service called the 'Misa de Gallo' and at exactly 12’o’clock they let
as Evo, is a Bolivian government official and cocalero dissident who has been filling in as President of Bolivia since 2006. Generally viewed as the nation's first president to originate from the indigenous people, his administration has concentrated on the execution of liberal arrangements, neediness lessening, and fighting the impact of the United States and multinational companies in Bolivia. As a leader of a coca-cultivators union, he was additionally the primary president to rise up out of the
Even the Rain (also known as También la lluvia) is a 2010 Spanish film about a director Sebastian and executive producer Costa who travel to Cochabamba, Bolivia to shoot a movie about the exploration and exploitation of Christopher Columbus in the New World. Sebastian and Costa find themselves in a moral crisis when their key native actor, Daniel, persistently leads the escalating Cochabamba Water War. As the shoot progresses in and around the city of Cochabamba, a real battle is brewing. The government
apparently Indigenous effects. The most in all cases adjustment of its beginnings relates it with the zamacueca which rose in Peru as a mixed bag of Spanish Fandango hitting the dancefloor with criollo. The move is then thought to have gone to Chile and Bolivia, where its name was condensed and where it continued developing. Due to the move's reputation in the region, the Peruvian progression of the zamacueca was nicknamed "la chilena", "the Chilean", in view of likenesses between the moves. Later, after
The 2011 Spanish film, Even the Rain, attempts to tell the story of Columbus’s explorations of Latin America as well as parallel those events with the water crisis that Bolivia has faced due to the privatization of water. While the film remained relatively historically accurate on the pretense of Columbus, it became glaringly obvious that the amount of effort that went into being historically accurate on the Bolivian front was dramatically less. Furthermore, the film uses the water war of Cochabamba
looking for acceptance, human rights, and social equality. The country I come from is a clear example of all the characteristics I’ve named. Bolivia is known for being a revolutionary country. Its history shows us how Bolivian citizens reached goals by the social movements, how they fought for a change, and how they were abused towards the years. Bolivia faced violation of human rights since the Spanish colonized the country, being exploited and slaved. The nightmare was supposed to be over when
This paper introduces the effects of colonization onto South American indigenous languages. This paper will analyze how European colonization in the Andes region affected the native language of Quechua. The research will focus specifically on the changes in the Quechua language with regards to how the language took in new vocabulary, replaced words with Spanish words, and also how it has survived through the colonization period up until the present day. This paper will address the problems faced
A very important event in Peruvian history is how Peru gained its independence from Spain. It all started with an uprising of Spanish-American landowners and their forces were led by Jose de San Martin of Argentina and Simon Bolivar of Venezuela. Because Peru was the stronghold of the Spanish government in South America, Argentine patriot, General San Martin’s strategy to liberate Peru was to use diplomacy. He sent representatives to Lima urging Viceroy Pazuela that Peru be granted independence,
the Saltpeter War, is a war between united forces of Bolivia and Peru versus Chile fought between 1879 and 1883. Countries fought for the territory of Atacama desert, which is rich for the nitrates and guano, the droppings of seabirds, bats, and seals. The guano is an effective fertilizer and gunpowder ingredient due to its high levels of phosphorus and nitrogen. The immediate cause of the war(trigger) The territorial dispute between Chile, Bolivia and Peru started long before the beginning of war