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Learn all about this beautiful country in our Bolivia facts! Learn about Bolivian history, people, politics, wildlife & geography, plus a map of Bolivia...
Bolivia is a country in South America. It has breathtaking scenery, including deserts, rainforests, and snow-covered peaks. Bolivia’s culture blends American Indian and Spanish influences. Its judicial, or legal, capital is Sucre. However, the president and the legislature are based in La Paz.
History of Bolivia facts for kids. Kids Encyclopedia Facts. The history of Bolivia involves thousands of years of human habitation. Lake Titicaca had been an important center of culture and development for thousands of years.
History: Before the Spanish started colonising the region, the area around today's Bolivia belonged to the Inca Empire. The conquistadores from Spain took control of the region in the 16th century. Bolivia gained independence (from Spain) in 1825. The country is named after South American freedom fighter Simón Bolivar.
Humans have inhabited the land in Bolivia for thousands of years. During the 15th and 16th centuries the Inca reigned over the region. In 1538 Spanish conquerors gained control of the territory....
History The richly carved monuments and stone walls of a ruined city at Tiwanaku in the Titicaca Basin indicate that an advanced people lived in what is now Bolivia perhaps 1,000 years ago. When the Spaniards invaded the area in the early 16th century, it was part of the powerful Inca Empire.
Brief History of Bolivia: The earliest known ancient civilization in Bolivia was the Tiwanakan culture which was around 2000 BC and was located south of Lake Titicaca. They built a great city called Tiwanaku. Thousands of years later, in the 15 century, the Incan Empire entered into Boliva.
Contents. Struggle for independence. Creating Bolivia: Bolívar, Sucre, and Santa Cruz. Political instability and economic decline, 1839–1879. War of the Pacific. Rise of Conservative and Liberal parties. Reconstruction under the rule of the Conservatives, 1880-1899. The Liberal Party and the rise of tin, 1899–1920. See also.
Early Bolivia. The people of Bolivia were civilized for hundreds of years before the Spaniards conquered the area. The city of Tiahuanaco was founded in what is now Bolivia about 400 BC. At its peak, it had a population of about 40-50,000, and its people created great works of architecture.
Brief History. The present-day Aymara people consider themselves to be the native culture of Bolivia, but the area was inhabited by a more ancient civilization for over two thousand years before the Aymara arrived. When the Spanish conquistadors arrived in 1524, the area now called Bolivia was part of the Incan Empire.