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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 PotosÃ.
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 Guaranà (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)
Potosà (PotosÃ)
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]
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Length: 635
Rating: 4.80 (139 ratings)
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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."
Length: 348
Rating: 4.50 (262 ratings)
Tags: Evo Morales Cocaine Factories coca cultivation drug trafficking Journeyman Pictures
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Bolivia Bug
This is a caterpillar that Andrew found on the patio. When you touch it, it rolls up into a ball. He says it is a "Puss" caterpillar. God is astounding in the variety he put into creation. www.meant4more.com
Length: 32
Rating: 4.40 (7341 ratings)
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KARNEVAL IN ORURO / BOLIVIEN
Oruro ist beruehmt durch seinen traditionsreichen Bergbau und den Karneval. Der Film berichtet ueber den wirtschaftlichen Niedergang des Bergbaus und die sozialen Veraenderungen in der Stadt. Die Tage vor dem Karneval bis zum ersten Tag des Festes geben den Rahmen. Erzaehlt wird darin die Geschichte des Karnevals, seine Beziehungen zu indianischen Ritualen, der bolivianischen Geschichte und natuerlich zur Stadt und Minengeschichte.
Length: 196
Rating: 5.00 (5 ratings)
Tags: KARNEVAL ORURO BOLIVIEN
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Bolivien - COMPA El Alto 0607 - Teatro Camion escuela movil
Dieser Clip zeigt wie das mobile Theater des COMPA eingesetzt wird und wie die Freiwilligen im Rahmenprogramm mitwirken.
Alles fand im Dezember 2006 in Ciudad Satelite, El Alto statt.
Length: 501
Rating: 5.00 (3 ratings)
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Dancing with Evo Morales - Bolivia
May 2006
He jokes that he's America's worst nightmare and plans to nationalise Bolivia's oil industry and overturn the old social order. As yet another South American country 'goes left', we profile Bolivia's new President.
As a former union leader, Evo Morales is more accustomed to attacking governments than leading them. But Bolivia's first ever indigenous President has ambitious plans for his country. "Sooner or later there must be a profound transformation", he vows. "I want a new economic model." Morales' first objective is to seize back control of the country's national assets, including its enormous natural gas reserves. "Oligarchies won't just give up. They want to continue sucking the Bolivian people's blood." A series of forced privatisations imposed by the World Bank and IMF left Bolivia the poorest country in Latin America. Now, Morales has pledged to renegotiate existing oil contracts. Actions like this -- and his close friendship with Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro -- have sent shivers down Washington's spine. But any heavy-handed action from the White House could backfire. As analyst Jim Shultz explains: "America's fear is that it will push Bolivia into the arms of Hugo Chavez."
Length: 1737
Rating: 4.70 (92 ratings)
Tags: Bolivia Evo Morales Oil Industry Journeyman Pictures
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