Bolivar hoped to unite<span> all South American countries into one </span>nation<span>. He did not succeed in this plan. Instead, his leadership helped </span>establish<span> what are now the nations of Colombia, Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Venezuela. Both Bolivia and Venezuela (officially, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) are named after Bolivar, as are the currencies of both nations (the Bolivian </span>boliviano<span> and the Venezuelan </span><span>bolivar).</span>