Can anyone tell me what its like to travel there? Or like some good tourists attractions? I have a project and I can't find anyhting! HELP!
2007-03-17 05:50:47 · 3 answers · asked by Shorty 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
hope this helps :)
At 424,135 mi² (1,098,580 km²[2]), Bolivia is the world's 28th-largest country (after Ethiopia). It is comparable in size to Mauritania, and is half as large as the US state of Texas.
Bolivia has been a landlocked nation since 1879 when it lost its coastal department of Litoral to Chile in the War of the Pacific. However, it does have access to the Atlantic via the Paraguay river. An enormous diversity of ecological zones are represented within Bolivia's territory. The western highlands of the country are situated in the Andes mountains and includes the Bolivian Altiplano. The eastern lowlands include large sections of Amazonian rainforests and Chaco. The highest peak is Nevado Sajama at 6,542 metres (21,463 ft) located in the department of Oruro. Lake Titicaca is located on the border between Bolivia and Peru. The Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat, lies in the southwest corner of the country, in the department of Potosí.
Major cities are La Paz, El Alto, Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Cochabamba.
Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in South America after the Guyanas. This has been attributed to high levels of corruption and the imperialist role of foreign powers in the country since the colonisation. The country is rich in natural resources, and has been called a "donkey sitting on a gold mine" because of this. Apart from famous mines, which were known by the Incas and later exploited by the Spaniards, Bolivia owns the second largest natural gas field of South America after Venezuela. Furthermore, El Mutún in the Santa Cruz department represents 70% of the world's iron and magnesium.
Bolivia's 2002 gross domestic product (GDP) totaled USD $7.9 billion. Economic growth is about 2.5% a year and inflation was expected to be between 3% and 4% in 2002 (it was under 1% in 2001).
Bolivian culture has been heavily influenced by the Quechua, the Aymara, as well as by the popular cultures of Latin America as a whole.
The best known of the various festivals found in the country is the "carnaval de Oruro", which was among the first 19 "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity," as proclaimed by the UNESCO in May of 2001.
Entertainment includes football, which is the national sport, as well as foosball, which is played on street corners by both children and adults.
Zoos are a popular attraction with a diverse population of interesting creatures but with lack of proper funding.
2007-03-17 05:59:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.. I'm Brazilian, but a friend of mine been here, well she said that it's very nice inside.. but the borders are horrible... uhhh go to mapquest and see the tourist's attractions.. I know that Bolivia's university is one of the most famous in South America.. and.. lol I'm ignorant I don't no.
2007-03-17 05:56:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I'm part Puerto Rican, Irish, French and German.
2007-03-17 05:58:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋