Franciscan missions were an influential aspect of frontier life in South America during the century after 1830, when newly established republics steadily imposed their jurisdiction over vast indigenous territories. Erick Langer explores the role of these missions among the Chiri…
Peru and Bolivia have become very popular tourist destinations because, mainly, of the amazing stone remains left behind by cultures such as the Inca. Machu Picchu is the number one popular site for travelers to South America, yet how many of these visitors realize that many of …
Peru and Bolivia have become very popular tourist destinations because, mainly, of the amazing stone remains left behind by cultures such as the Inca. Machu Picchu is the number one popular site for travelers to South America, yet how many of these visitors realize that many of …
Introduction -- Discovery -- Standard Oil and Eastern Bolivia -- Oil and the Chaco War -- Oil and nation -- Oil and the revolutionary state -- Fall and rise of the oil state
