Welcome to our home page!

Who are we?

The Throssels

What are we?

Missionaries with SAM (among other things!)

Where are we?

Bolivia!

 What are some things we LOVE about Bolivia?

Toborochi and Tajibo trees in bloom

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Our friends!

Palm trees with parrots in them.

Pique Macho and Peanut Soup. (If you dont know, just ask us)

Coca cola in abundance :-)

A few notes about our country of service . . .

The food is excellent, the climate is usually WARM and humid in the lowlands, COLD and dry in the highlands.

About 7.2 Bolivianos to the dollar (ie 360Bs is about $50)

Lowest point: about 295 feet (Rio Paraguay.  An elevation in the same neighborhood as that of the Mississippi River)

Highest point: 21,463 feet (Nevado Sajama.  Higher than anything we have in the USA, including our highest peak--Mt. McKinley in Alaska)

Home to world's highest major city (La Paz); highest international airport (La Paz) and world's highest navigable lake (Lago Titicaca--shared with Peru).

Population--close to 9 million, about that of New York City, or Los Angeles/ Chicago/ Houston combined.

Average age of citizen: 22 (compared with 37 in the States)

Life expectancy: 66 years (compared with 78 in the States).

Percentage of population who are senior citizens (65 years of age or older): 4.6% (compared with 12.5% in the USA.)

There are nine departments--which are like "states" or "provinces."

Independence day is August 6th.

Colors of the flag are red, yellow and green.

There are about three cell phone numbers for every fixed "landline" phone.  Landline phones are much more expensive.

GDP is listed at $27.21 billion, compared to the US's more than $12 trillion.  With approximately 64% of Bolivians below their poverty line (the rate in the USA is about 12% ), Bolivians average an income of about 100-200 dollars a month, somewhere around $2,000 a year.  There are BIG class differences however.  There are very wealthy people and very poor people.

 Industries: soybeans, coca leaves, coffee, sugarcane, rice, potatoes, mining tin/ other metals, natural gas, candy, soda, handicrafts, Bolivianita gems/ jewelry, etc.. (The Bolivians are BRILLIANT artisans).

Literacy rate for those 15 and over: 87.2% (quite a bit higher for men, quite a bit lower for women)  That of the US is 99% for both men and women.

Approximately 6 % of the roads are paved (compared to 65 % in the States)

Current President is Evo Morales Aima, and current VP is Alvaro Garcia Linea.

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