From May 28th-June 6th I'll be traveling to Bolivia, South America. Our team will be doing some veterinary medicine and some ministry, but a lot of my purpose for going is to solidify my plans to move there long term in about a year.
Facts about Bolivia
Official Languages - Spanish, Quechua, Aymara About 80% of the people speak Spanish as their first language.
Capital City: Sucre and La Paz
Largest City: Santa Cruz (The city's street layout currently consists of a concentric 
ring model. )
The weather is semi-tropical, with an average annual temperature around 21 °C (or 70 °F)
Time Zone -Eastern Standard Time
Bolivia's government remains heavily dependent on foreign assistance to finance development-projects.
GDP (PPP) estimate-
Total $25.684 billion (101st) 
Per capita $2,817 (125th)
Soybeans are the major cash crop.
Bolivia is one of the least developed countries in South America. Almost two-thirds of its people, many of whom are subsistence farmers, live in poverty.
Approximately 90% of the children attend primary-school but often for a year or less.
Typical Foods 
Picante de Pollo (chicken in a red hot salsa served with a portion of rice and yuca
Majao or Majadito (a rissoto style plate which includes charque, duck or chicken)
Sopa de maní ( A dense soup, whose base is made of cooked peanuts, crushed and boiled)
Masaco (smashed plantain with charque(sun dried meat) Also made with yuca and charque)
Typical Drinks
Mocochinchi (this rather strange looking drink consist of sun dried peaches which are boiled with honey and clove)
Somó (white corn based drink, served cold, very 
refreshing)
Chicha (alcoholic drink made by fermenting white corn)
Typical Pastries
Cuñapé (yuca and cheese baked as small bread bunds)
Zonzo (yuca and cheese, boiled and mixed in a type of mashed potato consistency, oven baked or grilled) What about cupcakes?!!!!!!!!!!!!
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