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Bolivia's stock market expanded in 1998 to include corporate bonds, along with the money market and government bond options that had existed previously. [20] The privatization of Bolivia's social security program has bolstered the stock market. [20] The Salar de Uyuni is a major tourist destination in Bolivia.
With quinoa's growing global popularity, Bolivian farmers have begun to grow the varieties that are favored in the export market rather than those best suited for home consumption. [4] This means a nutritious product is grown in large quantities for export from a country with widespread malnutrition. [ 4 ]
Red quinoa field in Uyuni, Bolivia. Because of the increasing demand for quinoa, some fields in the Andean region of Bolivia have become quinoa monocultures. [64] [65] Particularly in the Uyuni salt flats, soil degradation has occurred due to mechanized production and decreased vegetation cover after clearing for quinoa fields. [64]
In 2018, Bolivia produced 9.6 million tons of sugarcane, 2.9 million tons of soy, 1.2 million tons of maize, 1.1 million tons of potato, 1 million tons of sorghum, 700 thousand tons of banana, 541 thousand tons of rice, 301 thousand tons of wheat, in addition to smaller yields of other agricultural products, such as tangerine, cassava, orange, beans, sunflower seed, cotton etc. . [4]
Located in southwest Bolivia about 300 miles (500 kilometers) south of La Paz, the otherworldly Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest and most spectacular salt flat as well as Bolivia’s top ...
Bolivia, [c] officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, [d] is a landlocked country located in central South America.The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, warm valleys, high-altitude Andean plateaus, and snow-capped peaks, encompassing a wide range of climates and biomes across its regions and cities.
The city also acts as a gateway for commerce and traffic crossing into and out of Bolivia from and to Chile, and there is a customs and immigration post downtown. Agriculture in the area is generally limited to quinoa, llamas, and sheep. [3] [4] Founded in 1890 as a trading post, the city has a population of 29,672 (2012 official census). [1]
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