The Republic of Bolivia, named after Simón Bolívar, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west.
Bolivian culture has been heavily influenced by the Quechua, the Aymara, as well as by the popular cultures of Latin America as a whole.
The best known of the various festivals found in the country is the "Carnaval de Oruro", which was among the first 19 "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity," as proclaimed by the UNESCO in May of 2001.
Entertainment includes football (soccer), which is the national sport, as well as table football, which is played on street-corners by both children and adults.
Zoos are a popular attraction, with a diverse population of interesting creatures, but with lack of proper funding.
Although it is difficult to describe a single "culture" of Bolivia, the effects of modernity and capitalism have led to increased urbanization and thus changes in culture. However, this does not mean that that many of the distinct characteristics of indigenous lifeways in Bolivia have been lost. Even in urban areas, many people are bilingual and speak one or two indigenous languages (such as Aymara or Quechua) in addition to Spanish. At he same time, many Bolivians share in a cultural system that is being increasingly defined by participation in wage labor that is dependent on international economic conditions.
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