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History.(La Paz & Vicinity)
- Article from:
- Bolivia Adventure Guide
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
- Author:
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La Paz was originally a stop-off place for silver caravans going from Potosi to the coast. Mostly, the caravans stopped to dump passengers or llama skinners who got sick. Life in this outpost must have been pretty boring until some young officer decided to try his hand at gold panning and came up with a bundle. The city started to grow.
Peace was never a lasting thing in Bolivia, mostly because the Indians were treated so badly. The Spanish greed caused no end of hardship for locals and struggles for power continued among the Spanish. Pedro de la Gasca, the ruler of the area, beat the ruthless Gonzalo Pizarro at the battle of Saxahuana on April 9, 1548. In ...
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Article: BOLIVIA: INDIGENOUS AND MESTIZO GROUPS PROTEST IN LA ...
Inter Press Service English News Wire;
July 26, 2007 ;
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... ... Service English News Wire 07-26-2007 LA PAZ, Bolivia, Jul. 25, 2007 (IPS/GIN ... Bolivian seat of government to remain in La Paz. Showing strong support for indigenous ... the people of the western department of La Paz shattered all political and demographic ...
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