Fresnillo Colony (Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia)

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Fresnillo was a Mennonite colony founded in 1996 in the Santa Cruz Department in Bolivia. In 2020 the population of the colony was estimated at approximately 101 to 500 individuals and the land area comprised of 16,700 hectares. The colonists came primarily from La Batea (Mexico) and Swift Current (Bolivia).

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
Date Published June 2023

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Boucher, Samuel. "Fresnillo Colony (Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. June 2023. Web. 18 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fresnillo_Colony_(Santa_Cruz_Department,_Bolivia)&oldid=176129.

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Boucher, Samuel. (June 2023). Fresnillo Colony (Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fresnillo_Colony_(Santa_Cruz_Department,_Bolivia)&oldid=176129.



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