 | Bolivia 2008 Un tour por Bolivia. 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 include 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's ethnic distribution is estimated to be 30% Quechua-speaking and 25% Aymara-speaking Amerindians. The largest of the approximately three-dozen native groups are the Quechuas (2.5 million), Aymaras (2 million), then Chiquitano (180,000), and Guaraní (125,000). So the full Amerindian population is at 55% and the remaining 30% is Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) and around 15% are Whites. 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 (soccer), which is the national sport, as well as table football, 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. Bolivia is divided into nine departments (departamentos); capitals in parentheses: Beni (Trinidad) Chuquisaca (Sucre) Cochabamba (Cochabamba) La Paz (La Paz) Oruro (Oruro) Pando (Cobija) Potosí (Potosí) Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz de la Sierra) Tarija (Tarija) Geography of Bolivia At 1,098,580 km² (424,135 mi²), Bolivia is the world's 28th-largest country (after Ethiopia). It is comparable in size to Mauritania, and it has about 1.5 times the area of the US state of Texas. [10] *************************************** |
 | Cocaine Factories - Bolivia Feb 2007 Evo Morales swept to power promising a social revolution which included legalising coca cultivation. A year on, America is so worried Bolivia is becoming a 'Narco State', it's slashed funding. "These are the coca leaves that we step on. This is the paste", states Roberto, showing us around his cocaine factory in the jungle. Promoting alternative uses of coca, such as in tea, is the heart of the government's policy. "The coca leaf is a cultural issue and part of our identity", explains Minister Felipe Casares. Officially, the jungles of Bolivia are producing fewer tonnes of cocaine paste. But Morales' policy of 'Coca Yes, Cocaine No' has the sceptics worried. As Senator Rafael Loayez states; "If we have this very permissive policy, we are going to hve a problem with drug trafficking." |
 | Bolivia Bolivia y su gente. |
 | Secrets of The CIA - Bolivia CIA assassinates legendary guerilla Che Guevara |
 | Himno Nacional de BOLIVIA http://www.bolivia-unida.blogspot.com Himno de Bolivia Caporales, Morenada, Diblada, Tinku...... Todos danzas BOLIVIANOS. VIVA BOLIVIA VIVA BOLIVIA VIVA BOLIVIA bolivia unida |
 | Cochabamba Bolivia City of Cochabamba |
 | The Gato Barbieri Band - Bolivia This video clip presents one of Gato Barbieri´s most dynamic and versatile bands: Frank Colon/percussion, Mario Rodriguez/bass, Robbie Gonzalez/drums, and Marc Soskin/piano. For this performance, Gato decided, on the spur of the moment, to perform "Bolivia", a song which the keyboardist had never played and which the other members had never performed in this band configuration! The song structure was lightly discussed before playing what was supposed to be the camera-angle sound-check. Once done, Gato announced that this was, in fact, the final take, packed up his sax and went home. |
 | Kjarkas - Bolivia Kjarkas - Bolivia concierto |
 | Bolivia for Sale: Damian Lewis reports These are historic times in Bolivia with Evo Morales, the country's first ever indigenous president, being sworn into office in January 2006. Many of the reasons for his election victory can be attributed to a growing resistance to the economic model that Bolivia has been following since the 1980s. Characterised by the large scale privatisation of state owned enterprise and opening up of domestic markets, the policy has been blamed for huge rises in unemployment and continuing poverty. Large scale protests against water and gas privatisations in particular fuelled Evo Morales' victory. In 'Bolivia for Sale' Damian Lewis travels with Christian Aid to investigate the effects of privatisation in three key markets: water, gas and milk. More at: http://www.christian-aid.org.uk/world/where/lac/boliviap.htm Camera: Al Waterson |
 | Viva mi patria Bolivia VIVA MI PATRIA BOLIVIA viva mi patria bolivia. Viva Bolivia unida. BOLIVIA BOLIVIA Viva mi patria Bolivia VIVA MI PATRIA BOLIVIA |
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