Chiquitania
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Chiquitania ("Chiquitos" or "Gran Chiquitania") is a region of tropical savannas in the Santa Cruz Department in eastern Bolivia.
Geography
"Chiquitos" is the colonial name for what is now essentially five of the six provinces that make up the Chiquitania, a region in Bolivia's Santa Cruz department. "Chiquitos" refers to a region, not a tribe.Template:Citation needed
Today, the Chiquitania lies within five provinces of Santa Cruz Department: Ángel Sandoval, Germán Busch, José Miguel de Velasco, Ñuflo de Chávez and Chiquitos province.<ref name="eventsatt">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref><ref name="congreso">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="jesuitasbo">Template:Cite web</ref>
Peoples
One of the many tribes inhabiting Chiquitos were the Chiquitano, who still speak the Chiquitano language today.<ref>http://www.chiquitania.com Template:Webarchive: The two names Chiquitos and Chiquitano should not be confused, the first is a place; that second a tribe.</ref>
Languages
Languages historically spoken in the Chiquitania included:
- Chiquitano
- Gorgotoqui (extinct)
- Otuke (extinct)
- Ayoreo
- Guarani
Today, Camba Spanish is the main vernacular lingua franca.
Missions
Template:Main A notable feature are the 18th-century Jesuit reductions and Franciscan settlements scattered throughout the region. Six churches still remain in the zone and were selected in 1990 as UNESCO World Heritage Sites under the name Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos.Template:Citation needed
Ecosystem
Template:Further The Chiquitano dry forest is the ecosystem which connects South America's two largest biomes, the Amazon and the Gran Chaco, a dense dry forest of thorn-covered trees and scrub that extends south into Paraguay and Brazil.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
See also
- Jesuit Reductions
- List of the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos
- Beni savanna
- Mamoré–Guaporé linguistic area
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