Bolivia

National flag of Bolivia

Bolivia is a heap of enormous natural wealth.

The visitor can carry out infinite expeditions in the Amazon region or head toward the highland, where he will find unforgettable and secret native towns that still conserve zealously the traditions and rites of their ancestors.

Bolivia in numbers/basic information on Bolivia

• Inhabitants ~ 9.119.000
• Area of Bolivia: 1.098.581 km² (424.165 square miles)
• Currency Boliviano ($)
• Spoken languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymará
• Borders with Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru
• Capital: Sucre
• Voltage: 220 V / 50Hz
• Telephone prefix number, Bolivia phone country code ++591
• Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4
• When you opened this page in Bolivia it was 14:54 h.

Flora and fauna

The variety and, mainly, the quantity of flora and fauna in Bolivia, make of this earth a wonderful country.

The adventurers are easily seduced by the numerous and captivating natural images that are in all their corners.

Bolivia is a bastion of the wild life.

Rurrenabaque

Between the La Paz and Beni departments, when the last mountain it finishes and beside the Amazonian Beni river, is Rurrenabaque.

With almost 5.000 inhabitants, it is the main population of the area and starting point for the expeditions searching adventures in the Amazon forests and pampas.

More information and interesting Web-Sites regarding Bolivia:

► www.bolivia.gov.bo

BOLIVIA - Web site of the Bolivian government

Web-Site in SPANISH

► www.ecobolivia.org

Eco Bolivia Foundation is a non government organization established in 1993. Our administrative offices are in La Paz, Bolivia, and our field stations are in and around Madidi National Park.

► www.aymara.org

Introduction to the language, history, culture and religion of the Aymara-Indians (Bolivia) - Website in Spanish only

► www.luzmilacarpio.com

Luzmila Carpio - The voice of the Andes. Born in a small village perched in the Andes Mountains, Luzmila has gone on to become the Queen of Bolivian singing and has already recorded over fifteen albums four of which have been awarded gold discs.

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► Online radio and TV stations from Bolivia