Santa Cruz Department
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Santa Cruz is the largest of the nine constituent departments of Bolivia, occupying about one-third of the country's territory. With an area of 370,621 km2, it is slightly smaller than Japan or the US
View of the Guapay River
Aerial photo of forest, Santa Cruz Department, 2009.
Altar in the church of San Rafael de Velasco, Santa Cruz.
Mennonites in Bolivia
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The Mennonites in Bolivia are among the most traditional and conservative of all Mennonite denominations in America. They are mostly Russian Mennonites of Frisian, Flemish, and Prussian descent. As of
Santa Cruz Department
…internal migrants from other departments) and 13% are Whites of European descent, of whom about a third are the so-called "Russian" Mennonites (see Mennonites in Bolivia) of German tradition, language and descent. At 416 meters above sea level, it is warm and tropical most of the year. Winters are short and last only…
Mennonite in Colonia del Norte