Bolivia

The nation of Bolivia is named for Simon Bolivar, the leader of independence for the Spanish-speaking nations of South America, and it is in what is now Bolivia that the independence movement began. Napoleon's invasion of Spain is likely what prompted it's colonies in the western hemisphere to seize the opportunity for independence.

La Paz is considered as the capital city of Bolivia. It is a Sixteenth-Century Spanish colonial city, built in the Andes Mountains. The following scenes begin in Plaza Murillo, named for a leader of the movement for independence from Spain. There is the familiar pattern of the central square of the capital city having the Cathedral of La Paz and the Presidential Palace facing the square. The Cathedral of La Paz was built in the Nineteenth Century.

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This is the modern downtown area of La Paz.

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This is the southern area of La Paz.

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El Alto is a city that was built adjacent to La Paz in recent decades. It's resident population is actually greater than that of La Paz.

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Santa Cruz De La Sierra is a Sixteenth-Century Spanish colonial city, and is actually the most populous city in Bolivia. The following scenes begin in Plaza 24 de Septiembre, the square at the center of the city.

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The city of Sucre is technically the capital of Bolivia. It is also a Sixteenth-Century Spanish colonial city, yet named for a hero of the drive for independence from Spain. It's cathedral was begun in 1559. As in Mexico, the call to independence began here for Bolivia with the ringing of a bell. As Mexico's "independence bell" is preserved in the National Palace, Bolivia's is preserved in the basilica.

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Finally, we come to Tiwanaku. This is the ruins of a very ancient spiritual center that was part of a great empire about which relatively little is known. This site was built long before the time of Jesus. Just as the Aztec in what is now Mexico City were preceded long before by the builders of the pyramid complex at Teotihuacan, the Inca on the west coast of northern South America were preceded by the builders of Tiwanaku.

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