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Bolivia Natural Resources

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Bolivia is located in the central part of South America and is land locked a little to the west of Brazil and to the east of Chile. Bolivia has two capitols, an administrative and a constitutional capitol, La Paz is the administrative capitol and Sucre is the official capitol of Bolivia. In 2014 Bolivia had an estimated population of 10,918,674 people, and in 2011 almost 10% of Bolivia's population lived in El Alto which is the second largest and one of the poorest cities in Bolivia. La Paz was made the administrative capitol in1898 and is where the legislative and executive branches of the Bolivian government are located. Another important building in La Paz is the Cathedral which was built three times. Sucre became the constitutional capitol …show more content…

Modern day Bolivia is a country that is rich in natural resources. Bolivia is well known for having the largest salt and lithium deposits in the world as well as the largest iron ore mine in the world. Along with these natural resources, Bolivia also exports many other resources such as gold, silver, tin, lead, and many other minerals. Bolivia also has many resources that can be used to make power. Although has many natural resources it is still a very poor indigenous country because the rich people give the poorer people who need jobs a job, but they hardly pay them enough money to live …show more content…

Palaeontologists believe that 68 million years ago there once was a lake that surrounded the area we now call Sucre. The Cretaceous park is the largest site of dinosaur tracks in the world. While at the Cretaceous park visitors can also see more than 24 life sized dinosaur replicas. Another place tourists frequent is the Solar de Uyuni. The Solar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world and is located in the southwest part of Bolivia near the crest of the Andes. The Solar was formed by the transformation of several prehistoric lakes. The Solar is also known for containing 50-70% of the worlds lithium reserves. The salt flats also serve as one of the major routes for transportation across the Bolivian Altiplano. It is also one of the major breeding grounds for several species of the pink flamingo. Many people visit the Solar de Uyuni because of how cool it looks especially after it

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