La Sierra Colony (Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia)
La Sierra was a Mennonite colony founded in 2002 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 2,600 hectares. The colonists came primarily from Nueva Esperanza (Argentina).
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. "La Sierra Colony (Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. June 2023. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=La_Sierra_Colony_(Santa_Cruz_Department,_Bolivia)&oldid=176037.
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