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General Information

Bolivia, officially the Republic of Bolivia (Quechua: Bulibiya, Aymara: Wuliwya), named after Simón Bolívar, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west

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To know more about Bolivia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bl.htm

History:

The ancient history of Bolivia is first and foremost woven into the great Andean empires of the Aymara civilization. This innovative and powerful culture was eventually conquered by the Incas at the end of the 15th century.

In their obsessive search for gold and silver, the Spanish arrived here in the 16th century; they quickly defeated the Incas, and changed the economic and social fabric of Bolivia forever.

During its 300 years of colonial rule, Spain continually searched for precious metals, and in the process forced Indian labor to do the work. The silver mines they discovered at Potosi proved to be the largest ever in the western hemisphere.

In 1809, the "Liberator," Simon Bolivar (Bolivia's namesake) began the battle for independence, and after the Spanish defeat in 1824, Bolivia finally gained its hard-fought freedom in 1825.

Typical of a new, upstart country, political instability, coups, countercoups and rewritten constitutions were commonplace, as numerous leaders tried to reform the country.

In the late 1800s, civilian governments came into power, and for almost fifty years Bolivia enjoyed relative political stability; its economy improved for all but the indigenous Indians.

Then, after losing a regional war with Paraguay in 1935, in which it lost much of it original territories, military control returned and a long series of military governments controlled the country till 1982, when the country again returned to a democratically elected form of government.

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Infrastructure

Bolivian Territory is communicated through several means of transportation:

By Air: There are more than 14 international airports, like Santa Cruz (so called Viru Viru International Airport), the most important in the country, Jorge Wilsterman Cochabamba’s International Airport and La Paz Airport.

The air travel companies operating in the country are Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (LAB) and some others foreigners companies like American Airlines, Varig, Vasp, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Lufthansa, Lan Chile, Lapsa, GOL and Saeta.

Regarding Waterways, Bolivia has more than 14.000 km (9.333 miles) of rivers suitable for navigation and there are several marine ports located in different countries which Bolivia has navigation deals, like Peru and Chile in the Pacific Ocean and Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay con the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway going to the Atlantic Ocean.

In terms of roads, Bolivia has more than 49.900 km (33200 miles) of roads and 2.500 Km paved. The Panamericana Higway traverses the Altiplano

The railroad has two networks: The Eastern one, with 1.222 km length, connected with Brazil and Argentina and The western one, with 2.318 km length connecting Bolivia with Peru and Chile.

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Embassies and Consulates:

Link to the Guide of Consulates and Embassies in Bolivia (in Spanish)

http://www.rree.gov.bo/GUIA%20DIPLOMATICA/consulta/acredit.asp

US Embassy in Bolivia

http://bolivia.usembassy.gov/

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Universities

(In Spanish)

Government Agencies

(most of the information is in Spanish)

Government web page:

www.bolivia.gov.bo

Ministres:

Ministry of Planning and Development

www.mds.gov.bo

Ministry of Water

Ministry of Rural, Agricultural and Enviromental Development

www.agrobolivia.gov.co

Ministry of Mining and Metalurgy :

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http://www.mineria.gov.bo/web/Espanol/indexespanol.htm

Programs and Agencies

Nacional Risk Program: www.catpronar.org

Nacional Service of Meteorology and Hydrology: www.senamhi.gov.bo

Water and Water Treatment Information System: www.sias.gov.bo

Bolivian Geological and Mining Service

http://www.desarrollo.gov.bo/mde/mineria/sergeomin.htm

Geographic Information

More maps at:

http://209.15.138.224/bolivia_maps/maps.htm

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Media Outlets

(in Spanish)

DIARIO	CIUDAD	DIRECCION EN INTERNET
EL DIARIO	La Paz	www.eldiario.net
LA RAZON	La Paz	www.la-razon.com
LA PRENSA	La Paz	www.laprensa.com.bo
JORNADA	La Paz	www.jornadanet.com
ULTIMA HORA	La Paz	-------
HOY	La Paz	-------
EXTRA	La Paz	-------
GENTE	La Paz	-------
EL DEBER	Santa Cruz	www.eldeber.com.bo
EL MUNDO	Santa Cruz	www.elmundo.com.bo
EL NUEVO DIA	Santa Cruz	www.el-nuevodia.com
LA ESTRELLA DE ORIENTE	Santa Cruz	www.laestrelladeloriente.net
LOS TIEMPOS	Cochabamba	www.lostiempos.com
OPINION	Cochabamba	www.opinion.com.bo
CORREO DEL SUR	Sucre	www.correodelsur.com
EL SIGLO	Sucre	-------
LA PATRIA	Oruro	www.lapatriaenlin...
EL POTOSI	Potosi	www.elpotosi.net
EL SIGLO	Potosi	-------
LA EPOCA	Potosi	-------
EL PAIS	Tarija	www.elpaisonline.com
NUEVO SUR	Tarija	www.nuevosur.com.bo
LA PALABRA DEL BENI	Trinidad	www.boliviabeni.com/LAPA

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