Bolivia, the Central Highway of America

About this eBook

Author

Wright, Marie Robinson, 1853-1914

Title

Bolivia : The central highway of South America, a land of rich resources and varied interest

Original Publication

Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons, 1907.

Credits

Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

F3301: Latin America local history: Bolivia

Subject

Bolivia

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 77232

Release Date

November 14, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.BOLIVIA
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.INTRODUCTION
7. 7.Untitled
8. 8.CHAPTER I PRE-COLUMBIAN PERIOD—SPANISH INVASION AND CONQUEST
9. 9.CHAPTER II ALTO PERU UNDER THE VICEROYALTY
10. 10.CHAPTER III HISTORY OF THE INDEPENDENCE
11. 11.CHAPTER IV PROGRESS UNDER THE REPUBLIC
12. 12.CHAPTER V THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION
13. 13.CHAPTER VI THE PRESIDENT’S CABINET—DEPENDENCIES OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT
14. 14.CHAPTER VII THE LADIES OF THE CABINET—SOCIAL LIFE—CHARITIES
15. 15.CHAPTER VIII LA PAZ—THE PRESENT SEAT OF GOVERNMENT
16. 16.CHAPTER IX INTELLECTUAL PROGRESS—LITERATURE, ORATORY, ART, AND MUSIC
17. 17.CHAPTER X SUCRE, THE CAPITAL OF BOLIVIA
18. 18.CHAPTER XI EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS—SYSTEMS OF INSTRUCTION
19. 19.CHAPTER XII A NEW ERA FOR BOLIVIA—IMPORTANT PUBLIC WORKS—RAILWAYS—TELEGRAPH LINES
20. 20.CHAPTER XIII A THOUSAND-MILE TRIP ON MULEBACK—INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL IN BOLIVIA
21. 21.CHAPTER XIV LAKE TITICACA AND ITS LEGENDS—THE SHRINE OF COPACABANA
22. 22.CHAPTER XV TIAHUANACO—COLOSSAL REMAINS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATION
23. 23.CHAPTER XVI THE FERTILE REGION OF THE YUNGAS
24. 24.CHAPTER XVII COCHABAMBA, THE GARDEN CITY
25. 25.CHAPTER XVIII BOLIVIA A FIELD FOR LARGE ENTERPRISES—NATURAL CONDITIONS—IMMIGRATION—CLIMATE
26. 26.CHAPTER XIX THE OLD MINT OF POTOSÍ—BOLIVIAN COINAGE AND BANKING LAWS—COMMERCE
27. 27.CHAPTER XX CELEBRATED MINES OF BOLIVIA—THE CERRO DE POTOSÍ—HUANCHACA SILVER MINES
28. 28.CHAPTER XXI POTOSÍ, THE FAMOUS VILLA IMPERIAL OF COLONIAL SPAIN—ONE OF BOLIVIA’S MOST PICTURESQUE CITIES
29. 29.CHAPTER XXII RICH SILVER, TIN, AND COPPER MINES OF WESTERN BOLIVIA—MINING LAWS
30. 30.CHAPTER XXIII ORURO AND ITS PROSPEROUS MINES
31. 31.CHAPTER XXIV GOLD MINING IN BOLIVIA—TUPIZA AND ITS MINES—BISMUTH
32. 32.CHAPTER XXV SANTA CRUZ, THE CENTRE OF A RICH AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVI TARIJA—EXPLORATIONS IN THE CHACO
34. 34.CHAPTER XXVII EL BENI, THE BOLIVIAN EL DORADO
35. 35.CHAPTER XXVIII THE TERRITORIO DE COLONIAS—THE BOUNDARY LINE WITH BRAZIL—CHIEF WATERWAYS
36. 36.CHAPTER XXIX THE PRIMITIVE INHABITANTS OF BOLIVIA—THEIR CUSTOMS AND RELIGION—THE CHOLO—PICTURESQUE TYPES

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