Interesting and fun facts about Bolivia | Historical Facts
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- Aparna Patel
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- 30 Jul, 2019
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Bolivia is a small country located in South America, which is considered to be one of the poorest countries in South America. Today we are going to tell you some interesting facts related to Bolivia.
Amazing, History, Famous Fun Facts About Bolivia For Tourists and Kids
Here is a list of Interesting and Unknown and omg facts about Bolivia as well as In this article, you can also read some historical facts and general information about the Bolivia such as facts about culture, history, government rule, total population of the Bolivia.
- Bolivia’s capital is La Paz & Sucre.
- Bolivia’s currency is “Bolivia Boliviano” and the spoken language is Spanish, Leco, Baure, etc. There are 37 official languages in Bolivia – Bolivia Official Language
- The area of Bolivia is 1 Million km².
- Bolivia is counted among the countries of the world where the highest rainfall occurs. There is more than 5000 mm rainfall per year.
- Bolivia is a country of the world, Where the highest salt is found. Even in Bolivia, there is a place where everything has been made of salt and millions of tourists come every year.
- World’s biggest Jesus statue – The world’s tallest Christ in the world is located in Bolivia.
- Perhaps you do not know that the roads of Bolivia have been considered one of the most dangerous routes in the world.
- Most people in Bolivia still worship devils and offer sacrifices for them.
- La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, is considered to be one of America’s largest cities where the first electricity experiment was done.
- Bolivia prison – You must be surprised to know that the prisoners in Bolivia’s prison have to pay rent to stay there and if they wish they can stay there with their families as well.
- San Pedro Jail is a tourist attraction in Bolivia, unlike other prisons around the world, this special jail allows their prisoners to live, work, earn, and even buy or rent their houses.
- Women’s height is lower than women in other countries of the world. Here the average height of women is around 4 feet.
- Bolivia Carnival – The Carnival Festival in Bolivia is considered to be the world’s most unusual celebration
- A game called Bolivia Tinku is played in which two people beat each other for 2 to 3 days
- The world’s largest butterfly sanctuary, which is spread over 24 hectares, is in Bolivia. It is located 20 minutes from the city of Santa Cruz and is open 365 days a year.
- Bolivia originates from Venezuelan military and political pioneer Simon Bolivar, who drove Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia to give freedom from Spain in 1825. He was officially the first President of Bolivia.
- North Yungas Road, also known as Road of Fate or Death Road, is in Bolivia. It is 56 kilometers long, and according to an estimate, about 200-300 people died due to falling from the road until recent improvements to avoid the casualties.
- Zebra (or people dressed as zebra) help the pedestrians safely cross the street and educate drivers and pedestrians about road safety while roaming the streets of La Paz.
- Bolivia’s second largest lake is called Lake Poopo. It is not a sweet water lake
- The Lake Titicaca in Bolivia is the world’s highest and deepest waterway lake
- The total land area of Bolivia is 424,164 square miles (1,0 9 8,581 square kilometers), which is more than 4 times the size of the United Kingdom – Bolivia Area
- La Paz, Bolivia, was the first South American city to receive electricity supply. It was operated by Lama dung.
- In Bolivia, about 78% of the population is Roman Catholic; youth have not been dedicated to religion as their parents. –
- Bolivia Population-Bolivia’s population was 10.8 million in 2015, which is almost 1/6 of the UK population!
- Bolivia -Hotel Luna Salad – Made entirely of salt blocks, which include interior and furniture.
- Bolivia has two capital, Sucre (constitutional capital) and La Paz (administrative capital). Sucre had a population of 372,000, while La Paz’s population was 1.8 million.
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