Bolivia Outline

There is 22 languages. Colonization forced Mayas subject to Catholism and Spanish to try to eradicate the Maya culture but a lot of the Maya culture is still present in the modern Maya communities. In 1954, a U.S. led coup overthrow the democratically elected, Jacobo Árbenez.

Bolivia is a Spanish speaking country in South America surrounded by other Spanishspeaking countries; Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, and Peru. Bolivia was conquered in the 1500’s by Spain, but became independent in 1825. Home to the Andes Mountains and several tropical rain forests, Bolivia is a major vacation spot. The country was named after a previous general from Venezuela who helped them gain their freedom from Spain. Interestingly enough, Bolivia has two capitols which are Sucre and La Paz. Despite the fun fact, that Bolivia has two capitols in their country, their history proves just how hard they had to work to get that freedom (World Book 442-446).

Inca city located on a mountain about 2,500 meters above sea level. It is located in the Cusco Region

Bolivia is a small but diverse country in both architecture and culture due to foreign

     The Andes Mountains rise through much of central Ecuador. About half the people live in the valleys and on the plateaus of the Andes. Quito, Ecuador's capital, lies more than 9,000 feet (2,700 meters) above sea level on an Andean plateau. A flat, partly forested, tropical plain extends west of the Andes along the Pacific Ocean. This coastal plain is developing faster than any other part of the country. About half the Ecuadorian people live there.

The geography of Bolivia is unique among the nations of South America. Bolivia is one of two landlocked countries on the continent (the other being Paraguay), and Bolivia is more urban (67%) than rural (23%). The main features of Bolivia's geography include the Altiplano, a highland plateau of the Andes, and Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake on Earth, which is shared with Peru.

Mexico is a populous country with more than 120 million people ("Mexico Guide"). 60 percent of the population is mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish), 30 percent is Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian, and 10 percent is white and other ("Mexico Guide"). According to the article, "Mexican Culture: Customs & Traditions," Spanish is spoken by the majority, with 92.7 percent of the Mexican population (Zimmermann). This is the result of Spain colonized Mexico during the 16th and 17th centuries. Before that, Mexicans used the Maya and Aztec languages, which explains why some small Mexican groups today still speak indigenous languages, such as Mayan, Nahuatl and other regional languages (Zimmermann).

The capital of Bolivia is La Paz. Bolivia is the most impecunious country in South America, which is depressing, but things have gotten better over the past 20 years. La Paz is the highest capital in the world, sitting about 12,000 feet above sea level. La Paz translates to “the peace,” which is abbreviated for “the Peace of Ayacucho.” They had an unscrupulous government, taking money from our people, affecting its economy in a terrible way. Bolivia has the second biggest area of natural gas in South America and also has El Mutun, which is the world’s biggest amount of magnesium and iron, but it is difficult for people to utilize our crops to acquire richness because of its terrible environment and horrible government. The Peace of Ayacucho

The capital of my country (Colombia) is Bogota.the names and locations of 3 other important cities are Cali, Armenia, and ibague. Cali is located in the northeast, Armenia is located in the southern Caucasus, and Ibague which is located in the center of the country near the mountain range of colombian andes near Nevado del Tolima. Bogota once called bacata by the Muiscas, had been the center of the muiscas population before the spanish took over. Bogota was put as the capital of Gran colombia, coming territories of modern panamá, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador.The third largest city in colombia is cali.

Bolivia is full of mountainous terrain but is dominated by the Amazon jungle. Nearly ¾ of the population lives on the mountainous terrain because it is more of a plateau than a mountain. The tops of most of the mountains are flat, with some exceptions such Nevado Sajama and Uturuncu, which are volcanoes in Bolivia. The people who don’t live on the mountains are usually farmers or loggers. Both of Bolivia’s capitals are located on the flat mountain tops.

About 60 percent of the population is Indian, about 30 percent are mestizo, and 10 percent are of white descendants (Gamarra 1991). Geographical and regional areas maintain racial and cultural differences. These areas include the Altiplano (high plains) in the Andes, Mountains, the llanos (low lands near the amazon basin), and the Yungas (semitropical valleys). Before we take a look into the historical background of Bolivia, it is important to point out that this nation is amongst the least united countries in the South American continent.

The whole western side of Bolivia is mountainous. The Andes Mountain Range is 4,500 miles long. Bolivia is mostly urban but a lot of their jobs is farming. They like to farm cocoa. The Northern part of Bolivia is the Amazon Rainforest. This helps them with resources, but it also takes up some of their land. Some of the biggest rivers from the rainforest are in Bolivia, which helps them with their transportation. Bolivia is many different types of biomes they are not just one.

Life in Peru is easy. They know a lot about their culture from the past. Citizens love their country. Most of them are Roman Catholic. Peru has more than 31 million citizens, it’s forming into one of the largest countries in South America.

On July 28, 1821, Peru became its own country in Western South America. The capital of Peru is Lima.  Peru is organized into three social classes. The first being the upper class which includes three percent of the population. The second one is the middle class, which consist of the workers that depend on a job, which consist of sixty percent of the population.  The third one is the lower class which is formed by the farmers, which makes up the rest of the population. The people in Peru have a smaller group of white people that control the big lower class, which consist of mostly natives. The middle class of people today have a job such as office workers, military officers, and business owners or workers. The population of Peru is about 31,826,018 people.

As opposed to most Latin American countries, Paraguay's indigenous dialect and society, Guaraní, remains exceedingly compelling. Guaraní is perceived as an authority dialect close by Spanish, and both dialects are generally talked in the nation, with around 92 percent of the community talking Spanish and 98 percent talking Guaraní.