With a mix of Spanish, Native, and even foreign flavors, Bolivian food is something you will never forget once you have consumed it! The types of food eaten depend on what region and even city you are in. The west side of the country relies on carbs and protein due to the harsh climate. Some of the foods eaten there are beef, pork, llama, lamb, chicken, ham, trout, and potatoes. In the lowlands, their diet is made up of the products available in that area. Some of these foods are rice yucca,plantains, freshwater fish, and fruit and vegetables. The most popular snack throughout Bolivia is Saltenas. They are a pasty filled with a spicy, juicy stew of meat or chicken with chopped vegetables, olives and hard-boiled egg. As well as having diverse food options, the Bolivian culture doubles in …show more content…
Brazil forms its eastern border; its other neighbors include Peru and Chile to the west and Argentina and Paraguay to the south. The western part, enclosed by two chains of the Andes, is a great plateau—the Altiplano, with an average altitude of 12,000 ft (3,658 m). Almost half the population lives on the plateau, which contains Oruro, Potosí, and La Paz. At an altitude of 11,910 ft (3,630 m), La Paz is the highest administrative capital city in the world. The waters of Lake Titicaca help warm the air, otherwise La Paz, would not be livable. Bolivia has a second capital at Sucre, named after its first president, where the supreme court resides.Deep and cold, Lake Titicaca, 3,810 meters above sea level, is the highest navigable body of water in the world. The salty Lake Poopo is the largest inland lake, varying greatly in size based on rainfall. The Oriente, a lowland region ranging from rainforests to grasslands, comprises the northern and eastern two-thirds of the country. Lake Titicaca, at an altitude of 12,507 ft (3,812 m), is the highest commercially navigable body of water in the world. Bolivia is also rich in natural resources like salt, natural gas, coal, and gold. Bolivia has the second largest gas reserves in South America. The chief environmental problem is soil erosion. All in all, Bolivia is rich in ecological diversity and has many famous geological sites that make Bolivia, Bolivia. Along with the