Bolivia, officially referred to as the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is located in the heart of South America and it is one of the least developed countries in the region with an estimated population of ten million. The landlocked country that is equal in size to California and Texas combined is bordered by “Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina to the south, and Chile and Peru to the west” (Pateman & Cramer, 2006, p.7). On the western part of the country, surrounded by two chains of the Andes, is a great plateau referred to as the Altiplano that has an altitude of twelve thousand feet and, interestingly, nearly half of the country’s population lives in this plateau, which contains the cities of Oruro, Potosí, and La Paz. The city of Oruro, known for its various tourist attractions and having a population of about two hundred and thirty five thousand, is situated about centrally between La Paz and Sucre at just about three thousand seven hundred meters above sea level. La Paz, nicknamed the city that reaches to the clouds, is the legislative capital of the country and its location at an altitude of eleven thousand nine hundred feet makes it to be highest administrative city in the world. The constitutional capital of Bolivia that is home of the Supreme Court is in Sucre, which is located in the south-central part of the country. I selected to give a report of the country because of its unique aforementioned characteristics and, more so, since it is the most Indian nation in South America, a trip to the country will enable us to have a first hand experience of its rich culture and traditional practices. In my communication with a number of people from Bolivia via e-mail, I sought to find out why the country faces poverty in spite of the vast amount of natural resources that it has. The individuals provided me with several reasons why it is so. First, most of them confessed to me that there is rampant corruption in their country. They said that the country has many corrupted officials who create artificial obstacles for trade and freedom with the intention of filling their own pockets. Second, the risky dirty business of drug trafficking that is practiced by many people has created a negative image of the country. As a result, this has driven away potential foreign investors. Further, through the conversations, I realized that the country lacks market economy, lacks proper monetary/ fiscal policy, does not have a clear foreign policy, and there are no foreign direct investments to upstart its economy. Bolivia has a vibrant culture that is a reflection of its past rich in rituals and traditional practices that developed in different distinct periods to result in the present-day culture of the country (Levy, 2001). Essentially, the country is composed of a small population of whites, a higher population of ‘mestizos’ (intermarriage of whites with indigenous Indians), a majority of native Indians, and a small population of blacks, and the national and official language in the country is Spanish (which differs from region to region) and other common languages spoken in the country include Quechua, Aymara, and other foreign languages. The Catholic Church has historically exerted a huge influence in