Beni, sometimes El Beni, is a northeastern department of Bolivia, in the lowlands region of the country. It is the second-largest department in the country, covering 213,564 square kilometers, and it was created by supreme decree on November 18, 1842, during the administration of General José Ballivián. Its capital is Trinidad.
Isiboro Sécure National Park
Beni savanna
San Ignacio de Moxos
Capybara family in the region of Rurrenabaque, Beni Dept.
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. It is bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina to the south, Chile to the southwest, and Peru to the west. The seat of government and administrative capital is La Paz, which contains the executive, legislative, and electoral branches of government, while the constitutional capital is Sucre, the seat of the judiciary. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales, a mostly flat region in the east of the country.
The colonial Mint of Potosí
Metropolitan Cathedral of Sucre in Sucre, a UNESCO World Heritage city.
Historic headquarters of Banco Nacional de Bolivia in Sucre
In 1971 Hugo Banzer Suárez, supported by the CIA, forcibly ousted President Torres in a coup.