Bolivia’s Cultural Groups

Main Languages: The Breakdown: Roman Catholic Spanish Quechua, Aymara Other Amerindian languages (Guarini, Chiquitano) The Breakdown: 55%: Amerindian 30%: Mestizo 15%: White* 0.5%: Afro-Bolivian About 3 dozen Native groups Some Japanese: in Santa Cruz de la Sierra Middle Easterners: prosperous in commerce Roman Catholic

The Whites European descent Criollos: unmixed Spanish ancestry Urban Tend to be elite in Bolivian society

The Mestizos Spanish and Indian descent Simon Patino , mining Spanish and Indian descent Most socially, geographically, and economically diverse Term: cholo Urban orientation More modern attire Speak Spanish

The Amerindians Over 3 dozen groups Breakdown Mostly based on languages Breakdown Quechua: 2.5 million Aymara: 2 million Chiquitano: 180,000 Guarani : 125, 000 others

Quechuas Agricultural, marginal farmers In the Andes From the Inca language Trades: traditional fibre handicrafts, spinning wool and weaving fabrics Mixed Catholic/ancient folk religion

Aymaras Andes and Altiplano Lake Titicaca Basin Associated with high civilized Tiwanku Maybe even descendents of Elite Incas Center of Culture: La Paz Have a small urban culture Cultural identity entertwined with the coca plant Oral tradition

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