Oruro
Oruro is located in the highlands of Bolivia, at 3,700 meters above sea level, halfway between Sucre and La Paz, and has a population of just under 300,000. Oruro is [...]
Potosi
Potosi is located at 4090 meters above sea level and is among the highest cities in the world. It was founded by the Spanish in the 16th century because there [...]
Sucre the capital of Bolivia
Sucre is the capital of Bolivia, while La Paz is the seat of the government. The city was founded in the 16th century and is considered one of the most [...]
Šime Martinić from Cochabamba, the founder of the Philatelic society
Šime Martinić Vrandečić, originally from Pučišća, started his philatelic activity in Bolivia in 1920. He became an expert in that field, so he was often chosen as an international selector [...]
Croatians in Cochabamba
Cochabamba is a city founded in the 16th century and located in a fertile valley in the Andes at 2,558 meters above sea level, with a population of over [...]
Croatian Cemetery in Cochabamba
The Croatian cemetery in Cochabamba is known for its beauty, like the older one in Oruro. It was built in 1936, when they only had a chapel and [...]
Sao Paulu Cemetery
Many Croats rest in the cemetery in Sao Paulo, and the surnames show that they are mostly from Blato, island of Korčula. Branka [...]
Punta Arenas (Magallanes)
In 1520 on All Saints' Day, sailing ships Victoria, Concepcion, Trinidad, and San Antonio crossed Punta Dúngeness from the Atlantic side. They then sailed into the strait between the southernmost [...]
Croats in the Province of Santa Fe
The province of Santa Fe, located in Argentina's interior, about 400 km from Buenos Aires, is estimated to be home to about 46,000 Croats. The landscape is dominated by pampa [...]
Bulat/Petrošić Family from Buenos Aires
Vjera Bulat (Seka) was born in Split in 1934 and was part of Danica and Edo Bulat's family. She said the following about her family: Vice Jerković, my maternal grandfather, was born [...]