Bolivians

## Music theme

> "*Gain Faith crates for each Native lore improvement researched. Religious technologies increase the bounties of Native Warriors. Villagers can be conscripted by your Chiflera. National Guards: Machetero Aguerrido and Escolta Tigre de Bengala. Immigrants: Croatians, Italians and Japanese.*"
> ― In-game description.
>
>

## Overview

The **Bolivians** are a Latin American civilization in *Age of Empires III: Wars of Liberty*. They were introduced in "The Latin American" update (1.0.15) in January of 2022.

Ravaged by conflicts and heavily based on folk belief and natives, the Bolivians are a faction whose citizens are ready to take arms to defend the country, which is evidenced by their Pongo will transform into a K´ellu Runa after 7 minutes, and from the Industrial Age, the Colorado. Their Religion also based on South American indigenous people beliefs.

By the time they make an appearance in *Wars of Liberty*, the Bolivians and the Peruvians are still in the Peru-Bolivian Alliance. To evidence this, a Home City Card of the Bolivians allow them to train Peruvian Guardamarina from warships.

The Personality of the Bolivians is Manuel Isidoro Belzu, the 11th President of Bolivia. During his reign, Belzu had made Bolivia an ideal country for the poor workers and his political statements were more liberal than any president´s since Sucre. The Bolivian Home City is Sucre, the constitutional capital of Bolivia.

## Features

* Their unique Villagers slowly loses hitpoints over time but can be transformed into a K'ellu Runa through the Chiflera.
* Explorer can build Town Centers and Campamentos. Can train allied Native Warriors.
* Access to National Guard upgrades: Machetero (Macheteros Aguerridos) and Escolta (Tigre de Bengala)

## Units

### Shared Latin American Units

* Pardo: Latin American early halberdier. Good against cavalry and buildings.
* Machetero: Fast moving hand infantry with area damage. Good against infantry.
* Vivandera: Female skirmisher with low hit points, but a long-ranged attack and a healing ability. Good against heavy infantry and light cavalry.
* Lancer: Hand cavalry good at killing archers, skirmishers, and artillery.
* Jinete: Ranged Latin American cavalry. Good against cavalry.
* Escolta: Heavy melee cavalry. Good against heavy infantry in melee.
* Artisanal Cannon: Cheap artillery that can be repositioned quickly. Good against infantry.
* Pedrero: Latin American mortar. Good against buildings.
* Exploding Cart: Siege wagon that dies when it attacks buildings but does lots of damage.

### Unique Units

* Chiflera: Unique Female Explorer. Can train Native Warriors from Allied Sites.
* Pongo: Villager that loses hitpoints over time, can be converted into soldiers by your Chiflera.
* K'ellu Runa: Native Warrior. Heavy ranged infantry. Carries a bayonet to beat shock units.
* Illimani: Bolivian native recruit, good against maneuver units and buildings. Only available once several Native related shipments are sent from the Home City.\*
* Daza: Fast Bolivian grenadier good against Infantry and Buildings.
* Francotirador: Ranged cavalry armed with a rifle to beat infantry from afar.
* Colorado: Bolivian ultimate Heavy ranged infantry. Armed with a bayonet to beat shock units. Can walk faster in the Marching mode.

### Unique Buildings

* Campamento: Bolivian Mining Camp, can generate Pongos over time.
* Sociedad Folklorica: Ultimate building. Can train allied Native Warriors, as well as train and research upgrades for K'ellu Runa and Colorado units.

### Immigrants

* Croatian Immigrants
* Italian Immigrants
* Japanese Immigrants

## Trivia

* The Bolivians have a Secret Native Unit called the Illimani which are available to be recruited in the Sociedad Folklorica and the Native Embassy after the Player sends the following Shipments (All of them are required to unlock said unit):
	+ **Aroma Conscription**
	+ **Mestizaje**
	+ **Native Law**
	+ **Misiones**
	+ **Native Militia**
	+ **Palenque**
	+ **Tucuyo Industry**

## Gallery

Bolivia's ultimate building, the Sociedad FolkloricaOver time your Pongo villagers will become K'ellu Runa

## Portals

* Civilizations
* Minor Allies
* Religions