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The Best Attractions In Cochabamba Department

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Cochabamba is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 630,587 according to the 2012 Bolivian census. Its name is from a compound of the Quechua words qucha lake and pampa, open plain. Residents of the city and the surrounding areas are commonly referred to as cochalas or, more formally, cochabambinos. It is known as the City of Eternal Spring or The Garden City because of its spring-like temperatures all year round. It is also known as La Llajta, which means town in Quechua.
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The Best Attractions In Cochabamba Department

  • 5. Tunari Cochabamba
    The Cochabamba Water War was a series of protests that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia's fourth largest city, between December 1999 and April 2000 in response to the privatization of the city's municipal water supply company SEMAPA. The wave of demonstrations and police violence was described as a public uprising against water prices.The tensions erupted when a new firm, Aguas del Tunari – a joint venture involving Bechtel – was required to invest in construction of long-envisioned dam - so they had dramatically raised water rates. Protests, largely organized through the Coordinadora in Defense of Water and Life, a community coalition, erupted in January, February, and April 2000, culminating in tens of thousands marching downtown and battling police. One civilian was killed. On 10 A...
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  • 6. Catedral de San Sebastian Cochabamba
    The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Cochabamba. It is located in the Plaza 14 de Septiembre in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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  • 7. Amboro National Park Cochabamba
    Amboró National Park in central Bolivia is a nature reserve with over 912 species of birds, over 177 mammalian species including puma, ocelot, and the rare spectacled bear. Covering an area of 4,425 km² , it is protected from human settlements, hunting, mining and deforestation, though problems with all these still exist within the park. The Carrasco National Park is placed adjacent to Amboró, and together the two form a larger conservation unit.
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  • 9. Valle Alto Cochabamba
    Valle Alto is: Valle Alto - an exclusive suburb within the city of Monterrey in Mexico Valle Alto - name of the main valley of La Paz, Bolivia Valle Alto - name of a region in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia Valle Alto - name of the first settlement of Hermigua on La Gomera, Canary Islands
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  • 11. Laguna Angostura Cochabamba
    Laguna La Angostura is a lake in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. At an elevation of 2700 m, its surface area is 10.5 km².
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  • 12. Incachaca Cochabamba
    Inkachaka or Inka Chaka is an archaeological site in Bolivia. It is situated in the Cochabamba Department, Chapare Province, Colomi Municipality. The site was declared a Cultural Heritage of Bolivia by Law 2533 on October 24, 2003.
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  • 14. Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi Cochabamba
    Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi is a non-governmental organization dedicated to environmental education and the care of sick, mistreated and abandoned wildlife. Based and operated in Bolivia, it is the country's largest single destination for confiscated wildlife, though due to space limitations they are unable to accept all. The organization also carries out environmental activism and educational roles, focusing on animal rights and conservation. The name comprises words from three indigenous languages meaning sun, star and moon in the Quechua, Aymara and Chiriguano Guaraní languages. The organization is supported by international volunteers that stay for a minimum of two weeks. Volunteers care for animals, clean and build cages and prepare food.
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