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Episodio 3

Invitación a Bolivia

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Carnaval de Oruro
Mercado de las Brujas
Museo Nacional de Etnografía y Folklore
El Palacio Quemado
Charango
Lago Titicaca
Potosí
Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada

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In the Invitación a Bolivia reading in your worktext on page 66, you learned about some of the indigenous influences in Bolivia. Use the Internet to do an independent search and find out more about this country by completing the following items.

  1. Where in Bolivia can you buy traditional good luck charms to protect yourself and your home from misfortune?
    At the Carnaval de Oruro in Oruro.
    At the Mercado de las Brujas in La Paz.
    At the Museo Nacional de Etnografía y Folklore in La Paz.
    At the El Palacio Quemado in La Paz.

  2. What kind of instrument is the charango similar to, and what animal is it traditionally made from?
    It is similar to a drum and traditionally made from a tortoise shell.
    It is similar to a drum and traditionally made from an armadillo shell.
    It is similar to a guitar and traditionally made from a tortoise shell.
    It is similar to a guitar and traditionally made from an armadillo shell.

  3. In the summer and fall of 2003, a series of strikes and riots forced Bolivian president Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada to resign. What was the cause of these protests?
    Sánchez de Lozada made a controversial and unpopular decision to support coca farming.
    Sánchez de Lozada made a controversial and unpopular decision to attempt to eradicate coca farming.
    Sánchez de Lozada made a controversial and unpopular decision not to export natural gas to the US and Mexico.
    Sánchez de Lozada made a controversial and unpopular decision to export natural gas to the US and Mexico.

  4. What are two things the colonial city of Potosí is known for?
    The Casa Real de Moneda (Spain’s mint in South America) and nearby Monte Illimano.
    Proximity to Lake Titicaca and the nearby silver mines, El Cerro Rico.
    The Casa Real de Moneda (Spain’s mint in South America) and the nearby silver mines, El Cerro Rico.
    The nearby lakes Poopó and Titicaca.

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