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Bautista Saavedra Province
Bautista Saavedra is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department situated in the northwestern parts of the department. It was created on November 17, 1948 in honor of Bautista Saavedra Mallea (1870-1939) who was Bolivia's president from 1920 to 1925. The capital of the province is Charazani. The region is famous for the Kallawaya culture with its traditional medicine practices which was declared a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Patrimony of the Humanity by the UNESCO on November 7, 2003. Location Bautista Saavedra Province is located between 14° 45' and 15° 20' South and between 68° 18' and 69° 12' West. It extends over 65 km from north to south, and up to 90 km from west to east. The province is situated on the Bolivian Altiplano northeast of Lake Titicaca and borders Franz Tamayo Province in the northeast to northwest, Peru in the west, Eliodoro Camacho Province in the southwest, and Muñecas Province and Larecaja Province in the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Bolivia
The flag of Bolivia is the national flag of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. It was originally adopted in 1851. The state and war flag is a horizontal tricolour (flag), tricolor of red, yellow and green with the Coat of Arms of Bolivia, Bolivian coat of arms in the center. According to one source, the red stands for Bolivia's brave soldiers, while the green symbolizes soil fertility, fertility and yellow the nation's mineral deposits. Since 2009 the Wiphala also holds the status of ''dual flag'' in the country. According to the revised Constitution of Bolivia of 2009, the Wiphala is considered a national symbol of Bolivia (along with the flag, national anthem, Coat of arms of Bolivia, coat of arms, the cockade; Cantua buxifolia, kantuta flower and patujú flower). Despite its landlocked status, Bolivia has a naval ensign used by navy vessels on rivers and lakes. It consists of a blue field with the state flag in the Flag terminology, canton bordered by nine small y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Tamayo Province
Franz Tamayo is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. It lies in the western part of the nation, and includes the Ulla Ulla National Reserve - which today is part of the Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area - in the high Andean plain on the western border with Peru. Its capital is Apolo. The province was founded with the name Caupollcán on January 23, 1826. On December 20, 1967 the name was changed in honor of the Bolivian intellectual, writer and politician Franz Tamayo (1878–1956). Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. The highest mountain of the province is Chawpi Urqu (Wisk'achani) at . Other mountains are listed below: Subdivision Franz Tamayo Province is divided into two municipalities which are further subdivided into nine cantons. Places of interest Some of the tourist attractions of the municipalities are: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to co-ordinate international practices. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in turn, defines the census of agriculture as "a statistical operation for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture, covering th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wila Kunka (Bolivia)
Wila Kunka (Aymara ''wila'' blood, blood red, ''kunka'' throat, also spelled ''Wila Cunca'') is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Bolivia, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Bautista Saavedra Province Bautista Saavedra is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department situated in the northwestern parts of the department. It was created on November 17, 1948 in honor of Bautista Saavedra Mallea (1870-1939) who was Bolivia's pres ..., Curva Municipality. Wila Kunka lies south of the mountains Ulla Qhaya and Iskillani. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulla Qhaya
Ulla Qhaya (Aymara ''ulla'' cooked potato, ''qhaya'' store of potatoes, also spelled ''Ulla Khaya, Ullakaya''),BIGM map 1:100,000 Umanata 3040 ''Jila Khayo'', ''Huelancalloc'',AJ 1991-92 257-264 Peck MEFnotes.pdf - Alpine Journal ''Huellancalloc'' or Pupuya is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department at the border of the Bautista Saavedra Province, Curva Municipality, and the Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality Pelechuco Municipality is the second municipal section of the Franz Tamayo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. IN 2001 it had apopulation of 5,115. Its seat is Pelechuco. The municipality is bordered to the north by the Apolo Municip .... Ulla Qhaya lies east of the lake Ch'uxña Quta and north-west of the mountain Iskillani. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supay Punku
Supay Punku (Quechua ''supay'' devil, demon, ''punku'' door, "devil door") or Supay P'unqu (Quechua ''p'unqu'' pond, dam, "devil pond" or "devil dam") is a mountain east of the Apolobamba mountain range in Bolivia, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Bautista Saavedra Province, Curva Municipality, and in the Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality Pelechuco Municipality is the second municipal section of the Franz Tamayo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. IN 2001 it had apopulation of 5,115. Its seat is Pelechuco. The municipality is bordered to the north by the Apolo Municip .... References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qutañani
Qutañani (Aymara ''qutaña'' dam, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a dam", also spelled ''Cotanani'') is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Apolobamba mountain range in Bolivia, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Bautista Saavedra Province Bautista Saavedra is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department situated in the northwestern parts of the department. It was created on November 17, 1948 in honor of Bautista Saavedra Mallea (1870-1939) who was Bolivia's pres ..., Curva Municipality. Qutañani lies southwest of K'usilluni. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K'usilluni
K'usilluni (Aymara ''k'usillu'' monkey,Teodoro Marka M., Curso Basico de Lengua Aymara, Nociones Basicas de Lengua Aymara ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a monkey (or monkeys)", also spelled ''Kusilluni'') is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Apolobamba mountain range in Bolivia, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Bautista Saavedra Province, Curva Municipality. K'usilluni lies northeast of the mountain Qutañani Qutañani (Aymara ''qutaña'' dam, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a dam", also spelled ''Cotanani'') is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Apolobamba mountain range in Bolivia, about high. It is situated in the .... References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunturini (Bolivia)
Kunturini (Aymara ''kunturi'' condor, (see: ''Cóndor'') ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a condor", also spelled ''Condorini'') is a mountain east of the Apolobamba mountain range in Bolivia, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Bautista Saavedra Province Bautista Saavedra is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department situated in the northwestern parts of the department. It was created on November 17, 1948 in honor of Bautista Saavedra Mallea (1870-1939) who was Bolivia's pres ..., Curva Municipality. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordillera Apolobamba
Apolobamba ''(Cordillera (de) Apolobamba)'' is a mountain range in the South American Andes. Geographical Location It is located in the eastern borderland of Peru and Bolivia. On the Bolivian side it is situated in the La Paz Department and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region. It stretches across a distance of 50 km from east to west and 30 km from north to south. Curva, the main locality of the Kallawaya-people, is located 3,800 m above sea level. Mountains The highest mountain in the range is Chaupi Orco, also known as Wisk'achani, at . Other notable peaks are: * Akamani, * Allqamarini, * Apachita Pura Pura, * Asu Q'arani, * Canisaya, * Chawpi Urqu, * Choquechambi, * Chuquyu, * Cuchillo, * Chapi, * Chocñacota, * Iskay Cruz Rit'i, * Cunuyo, * Jach'a Waracha, * Janq'u Uma, * Ichocollo, * Katantika, * Kulli Pata, * Kuntur Ikiña, * K'usilluni, * Locopauchenta, * Losojocha, * Machu Such'i Qhuchi, * Manqu Qhapaq * Nubi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madidi
Madidi () is a national park in the upper Amazon river basin in Bolivia. Established in 1995, it has an area of 18,958km². Along with the nearby protected (though not necessarily contiguous) areas Manuripi-Heath, Apolobamba, and the Manu Biosphere Reserve (Peru), Madidi is part of one of the largest protected areas in the world. Ranging from the Andes Mountains to the rainforests of the Tuichi River, Madidi and its neighbors are recognized as one of the planet's most biologically diverse regions. In particular, Madidi protects parts of the Bolivian Yungas and Bolivian montane dry forests ecoregions. Madidi National Park can be accessed from San Buenaventura, reached by crossing the Beni River by passenger ferry from Rurrenabaque. The local people who have migrated here from the Andean highlands speak the Quechua language. The park is home to indigenous groups including the Tacanan-speaking Tacana and Ese Ejja, the closely related Tsimané and Mosetén, and the volunta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larecaja Province
Larecaja is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was founded by Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its capital is Sorata. Geography The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Illampu and Janq'u Uma. Other mountains are listed below:Bolivian IGM maps 1:50,000 Milluni 5945-II, Peñas 5945-III and Sorata 5846-I Parts of the Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area and the Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands lie in the Larecaja Province. Subdivision Larecaja Province is divided into eight municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons. Languages The languages spoken in the Larecaja Province are mainly Aymara, Spanish and Quechua. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognised group of speakers. See also * Ch'alla Quta * Ch'uch'u Jawira * Ch'usiq Uta * Janq'u Quta * Warus Quta * Laguna Glaciar __NOTOC__ Laguna Glaciar (Spanish fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
