Puerto Teresa Colony (Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia)

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Puerto Teresa (also known as Santa Teresita) was a Mennonite colony founded in 2016 in the Santa Cruz Department in Bolivia. In 2020 the population of the colony was estimated at approximately 1 to 100 individuals and the land area comprised of 1,600 hectares. The colonists came primarily from Santa Clara (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. "Puerto Teresa Colony (Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. June 2023. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Puerto_Teresa_Colony_(Santa_Cruz_Department,_Bolivia)&oldid=176084.

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Boucher, Samuel. (June 2023). Puerto Teresa Colony (Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Puerto_Teresa_Colony_(Santa_Cruz_Department,_Bolivia)&oldid=176084.



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