Centuries of History

From the 7th Century the Tiwanaku empire, had started to expand from the Peruvian coast, into the centre of South America in the Altiplano area. By the 11th Century the vast area was split into simpler regions. The area maintained its dense populations mainly through agriculture.
The Spanish Conquest provoked the local Indian people into mines. Searching for silver. Bolivia at this time contained what was known to be the largest mines in the world.
However, in 1809, cities such as La Paz, (now the capital), started uprising against the Spanish rule. This was the first steps towards independence. Eventually, on August 6th, 1825, Bolivia was made a country.