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| Republic of Bolivia |
• Bolivia was named for Simon Bolivar who was the liberator of much of
South America.
• Bolivia is equal in size to California and Texas combined. Brazil forms
its eastern border, Peru and Chile on the west and Argentina and
Paraguay on the south. Bolivia is land locked.
• In the western part of Bolivia, enclosed by two chains of the Andes, is a
great plateau called the Altiplano. The average altitude is 12,000 feet.
Almost half the population lives on the plateau. The cities of Oruro,
Potosi and LaPaz are here. LaPaz is the highest administrative capital
city in the world. The second capital city is Sucre, which is named after
its first president. This is where the supreme court resides.
• The Oriente, which is a lowland region that ranges from rain forests to
grasslands, makes up the northern and eastern two thirds of Bolivia.
• Lake Titicaca at an altitude of 12,507 feet is the highest commercially
navigable body of water in the world. The waters from the lake also help
warm the air around it. It is also one of the deepest lakes in the world!
Lake Titicaca is also the birthplace of the Inca civilization, and is also
believed to hold precious Inca treasure.
• Industry: Mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages.
• Agriculture: Soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton; timber.
• Exports: Soybeans, natural gas, zinc, gold, wood.
• Bolivia contains 40% of all animal and plant life in the world! Their
tropical rainforests and Pantanal Wetlands are some of the most
biologically abundant ecosystems in the world.
• The world’s largest butterfly sanctuary is in Santa Cruz.
• The main language is Spanish.
• Soccer is the most popular sport in Bolivia.
• The Spanish conquered Bolivia in 1533. The Bolivian people started a
war in 1809 as they fought for independence. Independence was
proclaimed on August 6, 1825, 16 years after the fighting began.
• Bolivia is located within one of the wettest zones on the planet getting
an average of 314” of rainfall per year!
• The largest deposit of salt on the planet is in Bolivia. The Salar de
Uyuni (Uyuni salt beds), contain over 64 million tons of salt! The largest
deposit of lithium in the world is found under all that salt! Major battery
manufacturers have been interested in Bolivia because they want to
extract the lighium to make long lasting batteries for cars, cellular phones
and more.
• Bolivia is one of Earth’s top 12 countries with the greatest amount of
organic agricultural surface in the world. As a result they are among the
top 3 exporters of organic Brazil nuts in the world and in the top 10
exporters of organic coffee and cacao.
South America.
• Bolivia is equal in size to California and Texas combined. Brazil forms
its eastern border, Peru and Chile on the west and Argentina and
Paraguay on the south. Bolivia is land locked.
• In the western part of Bolivia, enclosed by two chains of the Andes, is a
great plateau called the Altiplano. The average altitude is 12,000 feet.
Almost half the population lives on the plateau. The cities of Oruro,
Potosi and LaPaz are here. LaPaz is the highest administrative capital
city in the world. The second capital city is Sucre, which is named after
its first president. This is where the supreme court resides.
• The Oriente, which is a lowland region that ranges from rain forests to
grasslands, makes up the northern and eastern two thirds of Bolivia.
• Lake Titicaca at an altitude of 12,507 feet is the highest commercially
navigable body of water in the world. The waters from the lake also help
warm the air around it. It is also one of the deepest lakes in the world!
Lake Titicaca is also the birthplace of the Inca civilization, and is also
believed to hold precious Inca treasure.
• Industry: Mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages.
• Agriculture: Soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton; timber.
• Exports: Soybeans, natural gas, zinc, gold, wood.
• Bolivia contains 40% of all animal and plant life in the world! Their
tropical rainforests and Pantanal Wetlands are some of the most
biologically abundant ecosystems in the world.
• The world’s largest butterfly sanctuary is in Santa Cruz.
• The main language is Spanish.
• Soccer is the most popular sport in Bolivia.
• The Spanish conquered Bolivia in 1533. The Bolivian people started a
war in 1809 as they fought for independence. Independence was
proclaimed on August 6, 1825, 16 years after the fighting began.
• Bolivia is located within one of the wettest zones on the planet getting
an average of 314” of rainfall per year!
• The largest deposit of salt on the planet is in Bolivia. The Salar de
Uyuni (Uyuni salt beds), contain over 64 million tons of salt! The largest
deposit of lithium in the world is found under all that salt! Major battery
manufacturers have been interested in Bolivia because they want to
extract the lighium to make long lasting batteries for cars, cellular phones
and more.
• Bolivia is one of Earth’s top 12 countries with the greatest amount of
organic agricultural surface in the world. As a result they are among the
top 3 exporters of organic Brazil nuts in the world and in the top 10
exporters of organic coffee and cacao.
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| Salar de Uyuni |
• LaPaz is home to “Death Road.” It is considered to be the world’s
most dangerous road. It begins in LaPaz and descends 11,000 feet in
40 miles through the Andes Mountains to the Amazon River Basin.
• The city of Potosi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the world’s
highest city at approximately 13,400 feet. It was established in 1545
and remains famous because of the Cerro Rico silver mines and being
home to Bolivia’s oldest colonial church, the Church of San Fransisco
built in 1547 by the Spanish.
• The weather in Bolivia varies drastically from one climate zone to
another. The summer months are November through March. The
weather is warmer and wetter. April through October, the winter
months are colder and drier. In the highlands it can be very cold with
temperatures frequently going below zero at night, especially on the
Altiplano. Snow is common in Potosi during the winter months. It also
falls on LaPaz and Oruro. The weather in the rainforest is usually very
hot and is often very wet. As the altitude declines, the temperature
rises.
most dangerous road. It begins in LaPaz and descends 11,000 feet in
40 miles through the Andes Mountains to the Amazon River Basin.
• The city of Potosi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the world’s
highest city at approximately 13,400 feet. It was established in 1545
and remains famous because of the Cerro Rico silver mines and being
home to Bolivia’s oldest colonial church, the Church of San Fransisco
built in 1547 by the Spanish.
• The weather in Bolivia varies drastically from one climate zone to
another. The summer months are November through March. The
weather is warmer and wetter. April through October, the winter
months are colder and drier. In the highlands it can be very cold with
temperatures frequently going below zero at night, especially on the
Altiplano. Snow is common in Potosi during the winter months. It also
falls on LaPaz and Oruro. The weather in the rainforest is usually very
hot and is often very wet. As the altitude declines, the temperature
rises.