Bolivia

Christal Padilla March 23, 2017 ANTHC 213 In his ethnography “Outlawed, Between Security and Rights in a Bolivian city”, Daniel M. Goldstein paints a vivid and important portrait of security, government, and community within the Bolivian town of Cochabamba. Like most other anthropologists, Goldstein takes an in-depth exploration and examination of the marginalized people of Cochabamba who at often times find themselves sacrificing their basic human rights in exchange for the luxury of…

Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America with a GDP per capita of $2,550 USD in 2013, compared to the regional average of $9,314 USD. It is not an unusual sight to see children working in the streets shining shoes or selling pastries. The legal age to start working in Bolivia is age fourteen. But Bolivian lawmakers have just passed a law allowing children to be self employed by the age of ten and can legally start working for others and full time by twelve years old. Senator…

Spanish American fight for independence. Once he liberated Venezuela, Ecuador, Upper Peru (now Bolivia), Colombia, and Peru from Spanish rule, he was named El Libertador (The liberator). During 1820 and 1824, Bolivar continued to fight to end Spanish power in South America for complete. In 1821 Gran Colombia was under Bolivar’s leadership. Additionally in 1824, he became Dictator of Peru and in 1825, when Bolivia became an independent country, it was named after him. Overall, Bolivar was a great…

Bolivia’ geography is divided into three regions. To the west, one – third of the country is covered by the Andes mountain. The Andes run in two great parallel ranges: the Cordillera Occidental ( the Western Range) which is an area of mostly dormant volcanoes and the Cordillera Central ( the Central Range). The Altiplano (a high plateau) is located in the between. Along the Altiplano's eastern side is a continuous flat area, which has been Bolivia's main north-south transportation passage since…

actually means goodbye. It’s supposed to imply that you can’t stop and talk for hours on end. Paraguay is located in South America under the equator. Its coordinates are 16o North and 49o West. Some of the countries located near Paraguay include Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Chile, and Grenada. The climate of Paraguay is a subtropical in Paraneña region and a tropical climate in the Chaco region. In the Paraneña region it is humid, rains a lot throughout the year, and the temperature only changes a…

borders and geographical boundaries, pushing smaller languages toward extinction.’’ Quechua is an indigenous language that is spoken by millions of people in the Andean region of South America. It is currently spoken in 6 countries: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Argentina. With that said, around one-third of these speakers are monolingual and…

In many respects, Puqllay is not something that can easy be explained by someone who has not experienced it. As the connection with the spirits of the world, the Tira, is not something that everyone has, and is continually fading from the Sonqo culture. The events that Allen describes in the book help us understand the symbolism of the event, but had she not experienced it herself, I doubt that we would be able to understand what it means to these people. Some of the symbolism that Allen…

Uruguay is located in South America, east of Argentina and south of Brazil. It is the second smallest country in Latin America. Uruguay gained its independence from Portugal on August 25, 1825 after it seized the 33 Orientals led by Juan Artino. Uruguay is known for the foods it produces such as cattle meat, fresh cow milk, and paddy rice. Some traditional dishes are Asado con cuero, Empanadas and Milanesa. My paper will demonstrate how Uruguay’s colonial history has become a cultural melting…

Bolivia is a landlocked country and it is located in central South America between Peru and Brazil. The country has a population of 10,461,053 in a total of 424,162 square miles. Bolivia has three official languages; Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara.1 In 2009, Bolivian constitution designated more than one language as official. After the country broke away from Spanish rule on August 6, 1825 it was named after the independence fighter, named Simon Bolivar. This is their national independence holiday…

Bolivar managed to defeat Spain and liberate South America. He created the six nations that are Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, and Bolivia. Though the only reactions he received was jealousy, and political dysfunction. What Bolivar did not want is exactly what happened after his death and was a leader like Hugo Chavez. While Chavez died a rich man, Bolivar died poor. Bolivar insisted…