Neuland Colony (Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia)

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Neuland was a Mennonite colony founded in 2004 in the Santa Cruz Department in Bolivia. In 2020 the population of the colony was estimated at approximately 501 to 1,000 individuals and the land area comprised of 6,800 hectares. The colonists came primarily from Rio Verde (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
Date Published June 2023

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Boucher, Samuel. "Neuland Colony (Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. June 2023. Web. 16 Feb 2025. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Neuland_Colony_(Santa_Cruz_Department,_Bolivia)&oldid=176043.

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Boucher, Samuel. (June 2023). Neuland Colony (Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 February 2025, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Neuland_Colony_(Santa_Cruz_Department,_Bolivia)&oldid=176043.



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