[2] As a result of German migration to the country, Germany opened a diplomatic legation in La Paz in 1902.

Between 1938 and 1941, more than 20,000 Jewish refugees were granted visas at Bolivian consulates throughout Europe and immigrated to the South American nation.

[4] After World War II, Bolivia, like many countries in South America, received Nazis fleeing capture and trial.

One notable Nazi was SS and Gestapo functionary Klaus Barbie, who had emigrated to Bolivia and resided in the city of Cochabamba for 30 years and obtained Bolivian citizenship.

[6] Bolivia's main exports to Germany include mineral resources (lead, tin and silver ores); agricultural produce (nuts, coffee, soya products, quinoa and millet); leather and textile goods.