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November 2-7, 2009 Santa Cruz - Bolivia

November 2-7, 2009 Santa Cruz - Bolivia. Bolivia, the heart of South-America. Welcome to BOLIVIA. NATIONAL NAME: República de Bolivia

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November 2-7, 2009 Santa Cruz - Bolivia

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  1. November 2-7, 2009 Santa Cruz - Bolivia

  2. Bolivia, the heart of South-America

  3. Welcometo BOLIVIA • NATIONAL NAME: República de Bolivia • GEOGRAPHY: Landlocked Bolivia is equal in size to California and Texas combined. Brazil forms its eastern border; its other neighbors are Peru and Chile on the west and Argentina and Paraguay on the south. The western part, enclosed by two chains of the Andes, is a great plateau—the Altiplano, with an average altitude of 12,000 ft (3,658 m). Almost half the population lives on the plateau, which contains Oruro, Potosí, and La Paz. At an altitude of 11,910 ft (3,630 m), La Paz is the highest administrative capital city in the world. The Oriente, a lowland region ranging from rain forests to grasslands, comprises the northern and eastern two-thirds of the country. Lake Titicaca, at an altitude of 12,507 ft (3,812 m), is the highest commercially navigable body of water in the world.

  4. TOTAL AREA: 424,164 sq mi (1,098,580 sq km)

  5. POPULATION: 9,247,816 (growth rate: 1.3%); birth rate: 22.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 49.0/1000; life expectancy: 66.5; LANGUAGES:Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (all official) ETHNICITY/RACE:Quechua 30%, mestizo 30%, Aymara 25%, white 15%

  6. MONETARY UNIT: Bolivia´s official currency is the Boliviano. One U.S. dollar is equivalent to approximately seven bolivianos. Currency exchange is free, and the dollar is accepted in all shops, restaurants, hotels, mostly everywhere. Visa and Mastercard are generally accepted in hotels, restaurants and shops.

  7. SANTA CRUZ Host State for the VI World Congress • The department of Santa Cruz, the biggest in surface of Bolivia, is one of the zones of major demographic growth of South America and the zone of major economic growth of the country for its agriculture, its agroindustry and its important tourist attractions. On February 26, 1561 don Ñuflo de Chávez founded the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. • GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS:The department of Santa Cruz is placed in the Oriental part of the country to 457 meters on the level of the sea with a territorial extension of 370,621 Km2. • TEMPERATURE: The Climate changes in agreement to the geographical zone. It predominates the tropical humid climate, the average annual temperatures is 27ºC, during the VI Congress an estimated 32ºC equivalent to 89º F

  8. Amazonia in Bolivia

  9. Our Congress HeadquartersLos Tajibos Hotel & Centro de Convenciones

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