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Cultures of indigenous peoples in Bolivia developed in the high altitude settings of altiplano with low oxygen levels, poor soils and extreme weather patterns. The better-suited lowlands were sparsely inhabited by hunter-gatherer societies while much of the pre-Columbian population was concentrated in altiplano valleys of Cochabamba and Chuquisaca.
One-third of the country is within the Andean mountain range. With an area of 1,098,581 km 2 (424,164 sq mi), Bolivia is the fifth-largest country in South America after Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Colombia, and, alongside Paraguay, is one of two landlocked countries in the Americas. It is the largest landlocked country in the Southern Hemisphere.
Currently, there are 44 landlocked countries, two of them doubly landlocked (Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan), and three landlocked de facto states in the world. Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country, Kyrgyzstan is the furthest landlocked country from any ocean, while Ethiopia is the world's most populous landlocked country. [1] [2]
Under their rule, Bolivia opened the port of Mollendo, reducing the country's isolation by connecting the Altiplano by train and steamship on Lake Titicaca to the Pacific coast. In 1876, Hilarión Daza (1876–1879) seized power and became another military caudillo , as brutal and incompetent as Melgarejo.
Tarija is mostly distributed to Bolivia [2] [3] Peruvian-Bolivian War of 1841-1842 (1841–1842) Bolivia Peru: Indecisive, both sides claimed victory [4] Signature of the Treaty of Puno; Withdrawal of the Peruvian troops from the Bolivian territory. Bolivian withdrawal from southern Peru. [5] Pérez Rebellion (1862) Bolivia: General Gregorio ...
Sovereign access to the Pacific would bring Bolivia significant economic benefits.
The Atacama Desert border dispute between Bolivia and Chile (1825–1879) The Atacama Desert and the Puna in 1830. The Atacama Desert border dispute was a dispute between Bolivia and Chile from 1825 to 1879 for the territories of the Atacama Coast due to the different views of both countries of the territory inherited from the Spanish Empire.
An enlargeable map of Bolivia. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bolivia: Bolivia – landlocked sovereign country located in central South America. It is bordered on the north and the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Paraguay, on the south by Argentina, and on the west by Chile and Peru. [1]