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Bolivia, [c] officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, [d] is a landlocked country located in central South America.It is a country with the largest geographic extension of Amazonian plains and lowlands, mountains and Chaco with a tropical climate, valleys with a warm climate, as well as being part of the Andes of South America and its high plateau areas with cold climates, hills and snow ...
The national anthem of Bolivia (himno nacional de Bolivia), also known by its incipit " Bolivians, the Propitious Fate " (Bolivianos, el Hado Propicio) and by its original title " Patriotic Song " (Canción Patriótica), was adopted in 1851. José Ignacio de Sanjinés, a signer of both the Bolivian Declaration of Independence and the first ...
Cholo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃolo]) is a loosely defined Spanish term that has had various meanings. Its origin is a somewhat derogatory term for people of mixed-blood heritage in the Spanish Empire in Latin America and its successor states as part of castas, the informal ranking of society by heritage.
In another definition, Latin America designates the set of countries in the Americas where a Romance language (a language derived from Latin) predominates: Spanish, Portuguese, or French. Thus, it includes Mexico; most of Central and South America; and in the Caribbean, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti.
The languages of Bolivia include Spanish; several dozen indigenous languages, most prominently Aymara, Quechua, Chiquitano, and Guaraní; Bolivian Sign Language (closely related to American Sign Language). Indigenous languages and Spanish are official languages of the state according to the 2009 Constitution.
Potosí. Potosí, known as Villa Imperial de Potosí in the colonial period, is the capital city and a municipality of the Department of Potosí in Bolivia. It is one of the highest cities in the world at a nominal 4,090 m (13,420 ft). [3] For centuries, it was the location of the Spanish colonial silver mint.
The Bolivarian countries[1] are six Hispanic American countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela) whose republican origin is attributed to the ideals of Simón Bolívar and the independence war led by the Venezuelan military in the viceroyalties of New Granada and Peru. The links between these countries have come through ...
Flag of Bolivia. Banner composed of a 7-by-7 square patchwork in seven colours, arranged diagonally. A red, yellow and green square. The Wiphala and the tricolor flying on the presidential Palacio Quemado in La Paz. The national flag of the Plurinational State of Bolivia was originally adopted in 1851. The state and war flag is a horizontal ...