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Bolivia Research Papers

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Being one of the top ten smallest countries in South America, Bolivia has many different things you may not know about including their, climates, vegetation and tourist attractions. Although Bolivia is underestimated about what it has, it has one of the best GDP’s and is one of the most visited countries in the region. Bolivia was once known as Upper Peru until a man called Simon Bolivar gained its independence. Francisco Pizarro also played one of the most important roles in the foundation of Bolivia. Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador. Francisco and his other Spanish conquistadors set out to find different minerals.They ended up in Bolivia finding many different minerals that they could use. Simon Bolivar was voted as president after the country became known as the Republic of Bolivia. Bolivia located on the Eastern Border of South America is bordered by Peru, Chile, Argentina and Paraguay. Bolivia is home to the capital city La Paz, which is the highest capital city in the world. Bolivia is also home to one of the highest navigable lakes in the world, Lake Titicaca. The western part of …show more content…

The lowlands of Bolivia including Santa Cruz, has a regular temperature of 86 degrees fahrenheit. Since it is one of the wettest regions in the country, its rainy season lasts from late September to May. This heavy rainfall is caused by the winds blowing in from the Amazon rainforest. The highlands including Lake Titicaca and La Paz usually has an average temperature of 60-80 degrees fahrenheit. The coldest temperatures usually occur during the months of June and July, the rest of the year is mostly dry and sunny but nights can get cold. Since the southern part of Bolivia has higher altitude, it has more grassland. The soil and vegetation season changes in the Andean Mountains. The mountains also produce the largest amount of potatoes in the

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