North America South America Oceania Croatian Bolivians (Croatian: Hrvati u Boliviji; Spanish: Croatas en Bolivia) are one of the main European ethnic groups in the South American country, although their figures are not as large as those of its neighbours.
Croatian immigration to Bolivia was a migratory movement that traces its roots to the 19th century, which had some strong and important development in the history of Santa Cruz, which resulted in the settlement of the Chaco regions of central South America.
The Croatian government estimates that the Croatian diaspora in Bolivia has an estimated 5,000 people, including immigrants and descendants of third and fourth generation.
These immigrants settled mainly in the eastern region of the country, in the city of Santa Cruz; in Cochabamba; and in the southern region, around Tarija.
[citation needed] There is only one Croatian-language teaching private initiative (Bolivian-Croatian school families Franulić).