Durango 1 Colony (Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia)
Durango 1 was a Mennonite colony founded in 1997 in the Santa Cruz Department in Bolivia. In 2020 the population of the colony was estimated at 1000-2,500 individuals and the land area comprised of 18,500 hectares. The colonists came primarily from Nueva Durango (Paraguay).
Bibliography
Le Polain de Waroux, Yann, Janice Neumann, Anna O’Driscoll and Kerstin Schreiber. “Pious pioneers: the expansion of Mennonite colonies in Latin America.” Journal of Land Use Science 16, no. 1 (2021): 1-17.
Author(s) | Samuel Boucher |
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Date Published | June 2023 |
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Boucher, Samuel. "Durango 1 Colony (Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. June 2023. Web. 20 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Durango_1_Colony_(Santa_Cruz_Department,_Bolivia)&oldid=176015.
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Boucher, Samuel. (June 2023). Durango 1 Colony (Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 20 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Durango_1_Colony_(Santa_Cruz_Department,_Bolivia)&oldid=176015.
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