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Bolivia

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Bolivia, well-known officially like the multinational state of Bolivia, is a country without sea in central Suramérica. It is bordered by Brazil to the north and the east, Paraguay and Argentina to the south, and Chile and Peru to the west.

Before the European colonization, the Bolivian territory was a part of the empire of the Inca, who was the greatest state of pre-Columbian America. The Spanish empire conquered the region in century XVI. During most of the Spanish colonial period, this territory was called " Peru" superior; or " Charcas" and it was under administration of the virreinato of Peru, that included Spain' most of; South American colonies of s. After declaring independence in 1809, 16 years military followed before the establishment of the republic, named for Simon Bolivar, the 6 of August of 1825. Bolivia has fought with periods of political instability, dictatorships and economic afflictions.



Bolivia is a democratic republic, divided in nine departments. Its geography is varied of the tips of the Andes in the west, to low territories of the east, located within the washbasin of the Amazon. It is a developing country, with a human account average of the index of the development, and a level of poverty around 60%. Their main economic activities include merchandise of agriculture, forestry and the fishing, the mining operation and the manufacture such as textile matters, clothes, metals refinings, and petroleum refining. Bolivia is very rich in tin of minerals especially. The Bolivian population, considered in 9 million, is multi-ethnic, including Amerindians, the mestizos, European and in a degree the inferior the Asians and the African.


The spoken main language is Spanish, although the Aymara and the languages quechuas are also common field. The great number of diverse cultures within Bolivia has contributed greatly to an ample diversity in fields such as art, cooks, Literature and music. The Bolivia word drift of Bolivar, the last name of the famous American Liberator Simon Bolivar. The name came on when Bolivar gave to Antonio Jose de Sucre the option to the Bolivia subsistence (back then also known like Peru superior) under Republic just formed of Peru, or to formally declare its independence of the virreinato of Peru that had dominated most of the region. Sucre chose to create a new nation and, with the local aid it named, it in honor of Simon Bolivar. Nevertheless, the original name given to the country just formed was republic of Bolivar.


The name would not change to Bolivia until some days advanced more when the member of the Manuel Congress Martin Cross proposed: " If from Romulus Rome comes, after Bolivar comes Bolivia" (Spanish: If of Rómulo Rome, Bolivar Bolivia). The stuck name and was approved by the republic the 3 of October of 1825.



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Travel Blogs from South America , Bolivia
09/03/2010 12:02 AM
Toilet talk and salt flats Beautiful bizarre Bolivia
Villazon Tupiza the salt flats and UyuniOn the Tuesday morning we finally arrived at La Ciaca the border town of Argentina and Bolivia. IA soon as we got off the bus I had a really funny turn and felt horrendous. I donrsquot know if it was the altitude or dehydration or what but I felt in a really bad way. It only lasted about 20 minutes though and after some lifesaving bloodsugar raisin
09/03/2010 12:02 AM
CHAPARE the storyhope I dont get malaria
Cant believe I wore only wore shorts knowing that I was going to the jungle. Ended up with a vast amount of mosquito bites all on my legs and havent been taking my malaria medication due to some lucid dreaming and advice from experts telling me its not required in Cochabamba. Well Chapare wasnt in cochabamba but more of on the outskirts of Villa TUNARI and was the farthest in the jungle I have y
09/03/2010 12:02 AM
Miners are mad
There was not much to do in Potosi except go down a hole so we thought why notThe town they say is the highest city in the world used to produce most of South America and Spains silver. Now the silver is almost run out but they keep mining for other raw materials. We got kitted up and shown the plants at which they seperate the silver from the rock in order to sell. The health and safety sid
09/03/2010 12:02 AM
La Paz
We woke in the morning early to get a bus back to La Quiaca and back to Argentina. A step we didn't want to take but were left with very little else we could do. Simon was going to have to take the bus east to a larger city with a small airport in which he could then fly to La Paz for his flight back to America. So we got up and went to fetch some last minute things while Clinton headed to the bus
09/03/2010 12:02 AM
La Paz
Hallo zusammenSo hier noch ein paar Eindruecke von La Paz. Die moderne und traditionelle zu gleich. Die Stadt ist riesig und man spaziert von lokalen Maerkten mit noch traditionell gekleideten Leuten zu den Hexenmaerkten wo man alles Moegliche erhaelt wie z. B. getrocknete Lamasembryode und sonstige Mittelchen bis quasi zur modernen Metropole wo Leute in Anzuege herumrennen Eine puliseren



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