Bolivia
- Subtitle
- The central highway of South America, a land of rich resources and varied interest
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1. Front matter2. BOLIVIA3. INTRODUCTION4. CHAPTER I PRE-COLUMBIAN PERIOD—SPANISH INVASION AND CONQUEST5. CHAPTER II ALTO PERU UNDER THE VICEROYALTY6. CHAPTER III HISTORY OF THE INDEPENDENCE7. CHAPTER IV PROGRESS UNDER THE REPUBLIC8. CHAPTER V THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION9. CHAPTER VI THE PRESIDENT’S CABINET—DEPENDENCIES OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT10. CHAPTER VII THE LADIES OF THE CABINET—SOCIAL LIFE—CHARITIES11. CHAPTER VIII LA PAZ—THE PRESENT SEAT OF GOVERNMENT12. CHAPTER IX INTELLECTUAL PROGRESS—LITERATURE, ORATORY, ART, AND MUSIC13. CHAPTER X SUCRE, THE CAPITAL OF BOLIVIA14. CHAPTER XI EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS—SYSTEMS OF INSTRUCTION15. CHAPTER XII A NEW ERA FOR BOLIVIA—IMPORTANT PUBLIC WORKS—RAILWAYS—TELEGRAPH LINES16. CHAPTER XIII A THOUSAND-MILE TRIP ON MULEBACK—INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL IN BOLIVIA17. CHAPTER XIV LAKE TITICACA AND ITS LEGENDS—THE SHRINE OF COPACABANA18. CHAPTER XV TIAHUANACO—COLOSSAL REMAINS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATION19. CHAPTER XVI THE FERTILE REGION OF THE YUNGAS20. CHAPTER XVII COCHABAMBA, THE GARDEN CITY21. CHAPTER XVIII BOLIVIA A FIELD FOR LARGE ENTERPRISES—NATURAL CONDITIONS—IMMIGRATION—CLIMATE22. CHAPTER XIX THE OLD MINT OF POTOSÍ—BOLIVIAN COINAGE AND BANKING LAWS—COMMERCE23. CHAPTER XX CELEBRATED MINES OF BOLIVIA—THE CERRO DE POTOSÍ—HUANCHACA SILVER MINES24. CHAPTER XXI POTOSÍ, THE FAMOUS VILLA IMPERIAL OF COLONIAL SPAIN—ONE OF BOLIVIA’S MOST PICTURESQUE CITIES25. CHAPTER XXII RICH SILVER, TIN, AND COPPER MINES OF WESTERN BOLIVIA—MINING LAWS26. CHAPTER XXIII ORURO AND ITS PROSPEROUS MINES27. CHAPTER XXIV GOLD MINING IN BOLIVIA—TUPIZA AND ITS MINES—BISMUTH28. CHAPTER XXV SANTA CRUZ, THE CENTRE OF A RICH AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT29. CHAPTER XXVI TARIJA—EXPLORATIONS IN THE CHACO30. CHAPTER XXVII EL BENI, THE BOLIVIAN EL DORADO31. CHAPTER XXVIII THE TERRITORIO DE COLONIAS—THE BOUNDARY LINE WITH BRAZIL—CHIEF WATERWAYS32. CHAPTER XXIX THE PRIMITIVE INHABITANTS OF BOLIVIA—THEIR CUSTOMS AND RELIGION—THE CHOLO—PICTURESQUE TYPES