Bolivia Trip - Where We Will Be

In the last several posts I have written on various aspects of our trip to Bolivia. I'd like to now spend a little time introducing a little bit more about the country of Bolivia and where exactly we will be inside the country.

As most of you know, Bolivia is a country in middle part of South America. The official language there is Spanish and the country itself is landlocked being surrounded by Chile, Argentina, Peru, Brazil and Paraguay. The geography is varied from mountains to plains to the lowlands of the Amazon Basin. Below is a very good map of the country:

Our team will fly into the capital city of La Paz before hopping on another short flight to the city of Sucre which is where we will spend the week. Sucre is also known as the "White City" and is located at an elevation of over 9000 feet. This high altitude means it is a relatively mild and arid most of the year as far as the weather is concerned. The temperatures should range between 40 and 70 degrees while we are there -- and keep in mind, beig in the southern hemisphere it is winter down there right now.

Bolivia as country has a 60% poverty level and is classified as a developing country. It is considered to be mineral rich (natural resources) but people poor. According to Wikipedia, nearly 80% of the population considers themselves to be Catholic and 16% Protestant. However a check of the Joshua Project (www.joshuaproject.net) shows the Catholic number to around 70% with a total number of "Christianity" at about 93%. The key to keep in mind is that the term "Christianity" can have varied meanings among different people groups. And speaking of people groups, there are a total of 43 different ones in Bolivia constituting a population of over 10 million people. Roughly 2.3% of population is considered unreached with the gospel.

Though we will be staying in Sucre, we will spend much of time in a community called Horno C'kasa B and I have no clue where it is exactly.

I hope this sheds a little light on where Liz and I will be during our trip to Bolivia.