NAME: Dosha Zapata Gironda CLASS: Sexto B DATE: October 13 th

BOLIVIA´S RICH EARTH

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Será 10 gráficos incluidos.

1. From the earliest……

1. From the earliest days, Bolivia’s fortunes have risen or fallen with the riches
extracted from its bountiful earth.

2. Even before the arrival of the Spaniards, the Incas were mining the land’s precious
silver.

3. But now the country is also mining bismuth,zinc, lead, antimony, and wolfram, as
well as tin, gold, silver, and the prospect of rich natural gas and petroleum
4. It was this rich lode that quickly brought conquerors, colonists, adventures, and
prospectors in search of fame and fortune to what became the greatest mining
operation in the New World.

5. Known then as Upper Peru, the area quickly prospered and then just as quickly
declined as the mines were depleted of the valuable silver.

6. But it was not long before those same rich hills in the Eastern Cordillera were found to
contain tin, and the country’s future course was shaped.

7. For a while, Bolivia’s economy and the welfare of its people were largely dependent on
the price of its principal product in the world markets.
8. To a great or lesser degree, the same is true today.

9. But now the country is also mining bismuth, zinc, lead, antimony, and wolfram, as well
as tin, gold, silver, and the prospect of rich natural gas and petroleum deposits.

10. Contributing substantially to the nation’s economy and helping it achieve its goal of
diversification.