Bolivia

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Bolivia

• Clarissa Chu and Rashmi Singh
• Mrs. Budde
• 8th Grade

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Dónde está Bolivia?

• Bolivia is located in South America.

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Geografía de Bolivia?

• Lake Titicaca
• Andes
• The Cordillera Occidental (volcanic mountain
  chain)
• Altiplano
• Lowlands of Bolivia (llanos)

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Qué tiempo hace?

• Fairly temperate climate.
• Cold nights
• Warm days.
• Freezing during winter.
• Rain during summer months.
• Daily temperatures change daily.

Boat on the Rio Negro, Amazon Basin, Northern
Bolivia
Wooden Bridge in Bolivia
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Plantas y animales

• Birds- Harpy eagles, Storks, hoatzins
• Special Mammals- Tapirs, Pumas, and Jaguars
• Copernicia alba palms (used to make telephone
  poles)

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La historia de Bolivia
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Costumbres y Tradiciones
Holidays Bolivian Independence Day August 6,
1825 Celebrated by EVERY BOLIVIAN CITIZEN

• Clothing
• Men striped ponchos and colorful shawls.
• Women full skirts and derby hats.
• People
• 60 of people are pure-blooded Native Americans,
  so they have many Native American traditions.
• Traditions
• Dances Qamili, Wititi, Sarawayllu, and many
  more.
• Agriculture potatoes, corn, rice, barley,
  quinoa, peas, sweet potatoes, papayas, peaches,
  and many other crops.

African-Bolivian Culture This group of people
were brought to America during the time of the
colony to work the silver mines of the Rich
Mountain of Potosi. Many of this unique
cultures traditions can be celebrated year-round.
A woman and a girl are making clothing from wool.
A little girl native to Bolivia.
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Turismo en Bolivia

• Titicaca Lake a.k.a. The Sacred Lake of the
  Incas
• Madidi Park
• Andean Mountain Range
• Amazons
• And much morecome explore for yourself!

Titicaca Lake
Look-out point at La Cumbre
Villa Tunari
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Museos

• Museo de Ciencias Naturales (Museum of Natural
  Sciences)
• Location Campus Universitario - Universidad
  Técnica del Beni "Meal. José Ballivián" , in BENI
• Museo Regional de Tiwanaku
• (Regional Museum of Tiwanaku)
• Location Av. Tito Yupanqui S/N, in LA PAZ
• Museo Arqueológico de Samaipata
• (Archaeological Museum of Samaipata)
• Location Calle Bolívar Nº 37, Samaipata
  Florida, in SANTA CRUZ

Pictures of Samaipata, where the Museo
Arqueológico de Samaipata is located.
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Monumentos

• --Island of the Sun at Titicaca Lake
• The Pilkokaina Palace
• Chinkana or Labyrinth some of the maze-like
  walls still remain intact.
• The Stairway of the Inca one example of Inca
  architecture (see picture on left).
• The Sacred Fountain of Internal Youth believed
  that once the waters were drunk, the drinker
  would become immortal.
• The Incas Terraces
• Remember, these are just samples of monuments at
  only one location!!

Island of the Sun at Titicaca Lake
The Stairway of the Inca
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Hoteles

• Cheap Hotel- Hostal Austria
• Calle Yanacocha 531, La Paz, Bolivia
• Moderate Hotel- Hostal Republica
• Comercio 1455, La Paz, Bolivia
• Expensive Hotel- Hotel Presidente
• Potosi 920, La Paz, Bolivia

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