Bolivia

= = B o l i v i a  



=Fact File=


 * **Population** || 8.5 million ||
 * **Land Area** || 424,050 square meters ||
 * **Religion** || Roman Catholic ||
 * **Government** || President Evo Morales ||
 * **Important Cities** || Yuba City ||

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=Did You Know...?= -Bolivia was named after the famous Latin American freedom fighter Simon Bolivar. -Bolivia's nickname is 'the rooftop of the world' because of it's high elevation in the Andes Mountains.

= = = = =Carnival= == = = Carnival is a very important festival in Bolivia. The festival is held for weeks leading to Lent, a Catholic holiday. People dance the Devil Dance at the festival. One person dresses as St. Michael and one dresses as a devil and they dance until the devil is defeated. = = = = = = = =

=Lake Titicaca= Lake Titicaca cannot be missed on a visit to Bolivia. Lake Titicaca is the world’s highest lake! It is very famous! You might want to see the bricks piled up like a house. You also might like to smell the fresh air at the beach of Lake Titicaca ! You’ve got to go! It is something that will change your life because the water is so clear!

=The Silver Mountain=

Go climb the Silver  Mountain  in Bolivia ! Now the Rich  Mountain  is called Silver  Mountain  because the Spanish found Silver on the <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Rich <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Mountain <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">. By 1825, the silver in <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Silver <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Mountain <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> was almost completely used up. Thousands of people go to the <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Silver <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Mountain <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> to make their fortune. You will enjoy climbing <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Silver <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Mountain <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> if you go to <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Bolivia <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">. You might even get good luck!

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: ZH-CN;"> =<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: ZH-CN;">Dinosaurs = <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: ZH-CN;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">If you go to Sucre, Bolivia you might see dinosaur footprints or dinosaur tracks. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: ZH-CN;">Scientists found dinosaur footprints in Bolivia. They also found about 250 sets of dinosaur foootprints <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">covering <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: ZH-CN;"> an area of 269,098 s <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">q <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: ZH-CN;">uare feet. Scientists believe that there used to be a lake where the dinosaur tracks and footprints are.

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The map of Bolivia


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