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 * __[|Bolivia Flag:]__**Red stands for Bolivia's animals and the valour of the liberating army. Green symbolizes fertility. Yellow represents Bolivia's mineral deposits.

media type="clocklink" key="5010-blue.swf" type="clocklink" key="5010-blue.swf" ARG0="GMT-0400" height="100" width="100" 1.)Have an animal called a mountain tapir 2.)War made Bolivia lose large amounts of land 3.)Kids go out and get coco (drug cocane) 4.) Bolivia is home of the dryest tropical rainforest 5.) The rainforest has 63 million acers of forest 6.) In the year 1989 the popultation was 7 million people 7.) Fiffty five percent of the population has been notified as pure Indian Descent 8.)Bolivia is home to the worlds largest salt flat: [|Salar De Uyuni] 9.) Evo, president of Bolivia, made history by becoming the first indigenous president. 10.) Evo calls the us for help because Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada killed 100 people. __[|National Anthem]__ Bolivians, a most favorable destiny has at long last crowned our vows and longings; This land is free, free at last. Its servile state has now finally ceased. The martial turmoil of yesterday, and the horrible clamor of war, are followed today, in harmonious contrast, by sweet hymns of peace and unity. (repeat previous two lines) CHORUS: Let us keep the lofty name of our country in glorious splendor. And, on its altars, once more we must swear: To die, rather than ever again live as slaves. (repeat three times) This innocent and beautiful land, which owes its name to Bolivar, is the happy homeland where mankind enjoy the benefits of good fortune and peace. Let the sons of the mighty Bolivar have sworn, thousands upon thousands of times, to die rather than see the country's majestic flag humiliated again. (repeat previous two lines) Eternal praise to the brave warriors whose heroic valor and firmness conquered the freedom and glories that now a happy Bolivia justly begins to enjoy! Let their names, preserved forever in marble and bronze, transmit their glory to remote future ages. And in resounding song let them repeat their simple call: Freedom! Freedom! Freedom! (repeat previous two lines) CHORUS: Let us keep the lofty name of our country in glorious splendor. And, on its altars, once more we must swear: To die, rather than ever again live as slaves. (repeat three times)
 * __10 interesting facts:__**


 * Ethnicity:** Quechua 30%, mestizo 30%, Aymara 25%, white 15%


 * Religion:** Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%

[|Capital City]: La Paz, [|Sucre]


 * Five Mojor Cities:** Santa Cruz la Sierra, Cochabambo, Oruro, Sucre, and Altiplano


 * Rainforest:** Bolivia is mainly all rainforest excpt for the bottom right of the country.


 * Relitive Location**: Southwest of Peru and Southeast of Brazil


 * International dialling code:** +591

Absolute location of La Paz:16°30'S 68°W
 * Absolute Locatin:** 16 degrees south and 68 degrees west


 * Life Expectancy**: The life expectancy for males is- 63, and the life expectancy for females is- 66


 * Literacy Rate**: in Bolivia the literacy rate is 86.7%


 * National Holiday**: Idependence Day August 5-7


 * Languages**: The offical language of Bolivia is Spanish, but more than have speak Native, and 34% speakQuechua there is also Aymara


 * Five Major Ethnic Groups:** The major [|ethnic groups] are Aymara, Quechua, European, and Mestizo. There are also other small ethnic groups that aren't really important to them.


 * __Regions:__** Lake Titicaca, La Paz,


 * __Movement__**

Gas is Bolivia's largest exported good and even though it sells so much of it to other countries itis still the poorest country in south america
 * __Exports:__** $2.371 billion (2005 est.): natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin Bolivia has the Second largest [|gas export] in South America


 * __Imports:__** $1.845 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): petroleum products, plastics, paper, aircraft and aircraft parts, prepared foods, automobiles, insecticides, soybeans.


 * __Major trading partners:__** Brazil, U.S. Venezuela, Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, China, Japan (2004).

__Airfairs__ __Map of Bolivia and cities:__
 * LOW FARE || Total fare including fees [|$2,077.93] + taxes ||  ||   ||
 * 06:00 AM Depart Newark Intl, Newark(EWR) 08:20 PM Arrival El Alto, La Paz(LPB) || Thu **1-Feb** Duration 13hr 20mn ||  ||   || [[image:http://www.air-gorilla.com/images/Airlines35/FLlogo.gif width="35" height="35"]] || AirTran Airways 576 No Stops ||



[|(click here for a satillite image of Bolivia)]


 * __Transportation: Railways:__** total: 3,519 km (2004)


 * __Highways:__** total: 60,282 km; paved: 3,979 km; unpaved: 56,303 km (2002)


 * __Waterways:__** 10,000 km (commercially navigable) (2004)


 * __Ports and harbors:__**Puerto Aguirre (on the Paraguay/Parana waterway, at the Bolivia/Brazil border); also, Bolivia has free port privileges in maritime ports in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay


 * __Airports:__** 1,065 (2004 est.)


 * __Military:__** 33,500 (1994) total active duty personnel with 74.6% army, 13.4% navy and 12.0% air force while military expenditure accounts for 2.4% (1993) of the Gross National Product (GNP).


 * __Currency:__** The Bolivian money is called Boliviano and it is mainly spent on gas and tin at the world market.

2001- 8, 300, 463 2002- 8, 445, 134 2003- 8, 586, 443 2004- 8, 724, 156 2005- 8, 857, 870
 * __Population:__** 2000- 8, 152, 626


 * __Hemisphere:__** Bolivia is located in the Southern Hemisphere.


 * __President:__** Evo Morales


 * __Current Weather:__** 39 degrees farinhight/ 4 degrees celcious at the minumum. The maxiumum is 63 degrees farinhight/ 17 degrees celcious. The current forcast is light showers.


 * __Countries that have ruled Bolivia:__** Peru was the first country to rule Bolivia in 1538. In luck a Venezuelan fighter, Simon Bolivar, freed bolivia from Peru in 1824. As told however in 1932-1935 the war of Chaco was held and Bolivia was conquered by Parauguay.

__**Physical Features**:__ 1.) Tiwanacu (right) 2.) Mount Illimami (left) 3.) Lago Titicaca (center)-Lake Titicaca, north-west of the Bolivian capital, La Paz, is the highest navigable body of water in the world.





Almost half of all Bolivians live on the [|altiplano], a high plateau that extends between the two spines of the Andean mountain range. Drought is a major problem here, but the wet season brings difficult problems also, because heavy rains can quickly flood the hard ground.



__**Climate**:__ Bolivia has a tropical climate, although the difference in altitude produces a lot of different climatic conditions. Generally, both temperature and rainfall increase from west to east.. The Altiplano is for most of the year while the Yungas has a seclimate and


 * __Weather in Bolivia:__** The weather in Bolivia is warm and at morderate temperatures.


 * __Weather Map:__**



1.)1538- Spanish conquered Bolivia and it becomes part of the Vice-royalty of Peru 2.)1824- A Venezuelan fighter name Simon Bolivar freed Bolivia from Peru. 3.)1879-84- Bolivia is landlocked after the lose of mineral riches. 4.)1920- Rebellation by indigenous people. 5.)1923- Revolt by miners violently suppressed. 6.)1932-35- Parauguay takes over Bolivia from the Chaco war. 7.)1990- Four million acers of the rainforest is cut down to make homes for the indigrnous people. 8.)1998- Banzer, president back then, tells the UN, united nations, he's going to free Bolivia from drugs before the end of 2002. 9.) 2003- More than thirty people killed in a protest against tax. 10.) 2005- Evo Moracles becomes the first indigenous person elected president.
 * __Timeline:__**

This is a symbol of Rock Art which is important to them beause it has been around for many years.
 * __Culture:__**

This picture represents the Adean culture of beliefs, myths, rituals, values, and artistic expressions.



The parade is for tradition in the Bolivian culture that has different types of music.

__**Cultural Importance:**__ In Bolivia the clothes that were worn by guys were a silk poncho and pants. The clothes that the women wore was a silk poncho and a dress. The poncho that the women wore had a hood type thing in the back so if she had a kid she could put them in the hood and carry it in the back of her. The thing the man and the huband had in common though was wearing a hat with the outfit.




 * __Travel Brochure:__**

Touring Bolivia

Are you going to tour Bolivia? Well, you may just as well be the smartest person in the world. It’s a fact that Bolivia is a very interesting place to visit with its warm temperatures, the beautiful landscape, and more than half of Bolivia is rainforest. Bolivia is home to many bird watchers and nature lovers. The weather in Bolivia is warm and relaxing, the landscaping makes it so peaceful and breath taking. The whole land just makes you feel at ease. Some of the landscapes are Tiwanacu, Lake Titicaca, and Mount Illimami. The image you see at the right Tiwanacu. Tiwanacu is a huge volcano looking thing that is an interesting thing to learn about. Lake Titicaca is the image at the left. Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable body of water in the world. A hotel that you can stay at is called the Ritz Apart hotel located in Bolivia’s capital: La Paz. There is also the Glorieta Hotel located in Bolivia other capital city: Sucre.

Work Cited: "Bolivia" __Ethnic Groups in Bolivia__ Feb. 7, 2007 http://www.sim.org/country.asp?cid=15&fun=2

http://www.iexplore.com/travel/result/46872 this website is for the 2nd part of the extra partner thing.