BOLIVIA

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BOLIVIA

• CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
• RENATO ALDAZ
• JEFF BOUSHELL

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Geographic Location
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FLAG

• Red stands for Bolivia's animals and the courage
  of the liberating army. Green symbolizes
  fertility. Yellow represents Bolivia's mineral
  deposits.

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General Information

• National name Republic of Bolivia
• Area 1,098,581 sq km/424,162 sq mi
• Capital La Paz (seat of government), Sucre (legal
  capital and seat of the judiciary)
• Major towns/cities Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Oruro,
  El Alto, Potos, Tarija
• Physical features high plateau (Altiplano)
  between mountain ridges (cordilleras) forest and
  lowlands (llano) in east Andes lakes Titicaca
  (the world's highest navigable lake, 3,800
  m/12,500 ft) and Poop

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GOVERNMENT

• GOVERNMENTAL POWER IS DIVIDED IN THREE PARTS
• EXECUTIVE
• LEGISLATIVE
• JUDICIAL

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IDENTIFICATION

• Simon Bolivar
• Cultural traditions such as the Quechua and the
  Aymara
• High-altitude plateau and valley mountain regions
• Andean tradition extends from southern Colombia
  to Chile

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Demography

• Quechua-Aymara speaking peasants living in
  highland communities
• Rural to urban migration
• Cities where people are migrating are La Paz,
  Santa Paz and Cochabamba

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RELIGION

• Christianity
• Protestant
• Constitution

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Languages and social stratification

• Spanish is the official language
• Quechua and Aymara are spoken in rural areas
• There is a political,economic and socio-cultural
  difference between spanish speaking and
  indigenous.
• Cultural heritage is important

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History and Ethnic Relations

• Emergence of the Nation
• The highland regions were absorbed into the Incan
  Empire less than a hundred years before the
  Spanish conquest in 1532.
• For almost three hundred years Bolivia (Upper
  Peru) formed part of the Spanish Empire.
• The wars of independence were led by
  Spanish-speaking Creoles who made up a highly
  exclusive social order

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Food in Daily Life

• Typical Diet
• Abundant in carbohydrates.
• In the highlands, the primary crop is the potato.
• An insignificant part of their daily diet is
  air-dried jerky from Andean camelids and cattle.
• Maize beer, rice, cassava, peanuts, bananas, and
  legumes are the corner stone of the daily diet
• Mornings usually consists of coffee and tea

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Medicine and Health Care

• Bolivia has one of the highest infant mortality
  rates in South America
• Most people in rural areas and low-income
  neighborhoods lack access to basic medical care
• Most sick people are cared for by family members
  and other next of kin

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Secular Celebrations

• Independence day is August 6
• The signing of the 1953 agrarian reform law was
  on August 2 (also known as the Day of The Indian)
• The most known and meaningful celebrations are
  the national folkloric celebrations

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Marriage, Family, and Kinship

• Marriage is a fundamental rite of passage and a
  marker of an adult status
• In families males usually represent the household
  in public affairs and women women control the
  kitchen, hearth, and household budget.
• Ritual kinship such as godparenthood is extremely
  important

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Economy

• Market oriented economy
• Privatization
• Primary Products
• The coca production conflict
• Mercosur
• Corruption
• Gap between rich and poor

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Land and Property

• Property rights
• Inheritance of the land
• Exploitation
• 1953 agrarian law
• 1996 agrarian law

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Industries,Trade and Labor

• Major industriesminerals,oil and gas
• Exports and Imports
• Trade partners
• Labor Force
• Minimum salary

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Human Development Index

• Bolivia
• Literacy rate
• Male90.5
• Female76
• Life expectancy
• Male 61.8 years
• Female67.1 years
• GDP per capita 2,600

• United States
• Literacy Rate
• Male97
• Female97
• Life expectancy
• Male74.5 years
• Female80.2 years
• GDP per capita 36000

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SOCIAL PROBLEMS

• Rich and poor gap
• NGOs
• Rural and Urban
• Crimes and violence
• Protests
• Few understanding of their rights

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Education

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