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Lieutenant Colonel Rafael Pabón Airport
Lieutenant Colonel Rafael Pabón Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón, ) is an airport serving the city of Villamontes in the Gran Chaco Province of the Tarija Department of Bolivia. The airport is east of the city and north of the Pilcomayo River. The Villamontes non-directional beacon (Ident: VTS) is located on the field. See also * * *Transport in Bolivia *List of airports in Bolivia References External linksVillamontes Airportat OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a free, open geographic database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. Contributors collect data from surveys, trace from aerial imagery and also import from other freely licensed g ...Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airportat OurAirports *at FallingRain * * {{authority control Airports in Tarija Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villamontes
Villamontes (or: ''Villa Montes'') is a town in the Tarija Department in south-eastern Bolivia. Also it is called the benemerita town (well-deserving of the mother country) due to its importance during the Chaco War in the 1930s. Location ''Villamontes'' is the administrative center of Villamontes Municipio and situated at 388 m above sea level, on the left bank of Río Pilcomayo where the river crosses the Sierra del Aguarague mountain range and flows southeast into the Chaco-Foreland. Geography Villamontes is located in the subhumid tropical zone, with a distinct dry season from June to September. West of the town in a north-southerly direction ranges the sub Andean ''Sierra del Aguarague'', with a summit of 1,390 m 7 km west of Villamontes. The town is crossed by ''Río Caiguami'' which discharges into ''Río Pilcomayo'' on the southern outskirts of Villamontes. Villamontes has recorded the hottest temperature ever in Bolivia, , several times, most recently on 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Chaco Province
Gran Chaco is a province in the eastern parts of the Bolivian department Tarija. The province voted to become an autonomous region on 6 December 2009. Location ''Gran Chaco'' province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department. It is located between 21° 00' and 22° 17' south and between 62° 16' and 64° 18' west. The province borders Chuquisaca Department in the north, Burnet O'Connor Province in the north-west, Aniceto Arce Province in the south-west, Argentina in the south, and Paraguay in the east. The province extends over 200 km from north to south, and 200 km from east to west. Population The main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 98.4%, while 11.5% of the population speak Quechua, 3.0% speak Aymara, and 2.7% Guaraní. The population increased from 74,612 inhabitants (1992 census) to 116,318 (2001 census), an increase of 55.9%. - 41.9% of the population are younger than 15 years old. 50.7% of the population have no access to electricit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarija Department
Tarija () is a department in Bolivia. It is located in south-eastern Bolivia bordering with Argentina to the south and Paraguay to the east. According to the 2012 census, it has a population of 482,196 inhabitants. It has an area of . The city of Tarija is the capital of the department. Subdivisions The department is divided into five provinces and one autonomous region: # Gran Chaco Province (autonomous region) # Aniceto Arce Province # José María Avilés Province # Cercado Province # Eustaquio Méndez Province # Burdett O'Connor Province Notable places in Tarija include: * Villamontes in the department's oil-producing eastern scrubland. Villamontes has recorded the hottest temperature ever in Bolivia, , several times, most recently on 29 October 2010. * Bermejo, a border town adjoining Aguas Blancas, Argentina * Yacuiba, a border town with Argentina. The Department of Tarija is renowned for its mild, pleasant climate, and comprises one of the country's foremost agric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia
, image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square patchwork with the (top left to bottom right) diagonals forming colored stripes (green, blue, purple, red, orange, yellow, white, green, blue, purple, red, orange, yellow, from top right to bottom left) , other_symbol = , other_symbol_type = Dual flag: , image_coat = Escudo de Bolivia.svg , national_anthem = " National Anthem of Bolivia" , image_map = BOL orthographic.svg , map_width = 220px , alt_map = , image_map2 = , alt_map2 = , map_caption = , capital = La Paz Sucre , largest_city = , official_languages = Spanish , languages_type = Co-official languages , languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilcomayo River
Pilcomayo (in Hispanicized spelling) (Quechua Pillkumayu or Pillku Mayu, ''pillku'' red, ''mayu'' river, "red river", Guarani Ysyry Araguay ) is a river in central South America. At long, it is the longest western tributary of the Paraguay River. Its drainage basin is in area, and its mean discharge is . Along its course, the Pilcomayo silts up and splits into two main branches, North and South. After some distance, these branches rejoin to form the Lower Pilcomayo. The Pilcomayo rises in the foothills of the Andes mountain range in the Oruro Department in Bolivia, east of Lake Poopó. The Jach'a Juqhu River is considered the origin of the Pilcomayo. Upstream the Jach'a Juqhu River successively receives the names Aguas Calientes and Kachi Mayu. From the confluence with the Chillawa ''(Chillahua)'', the river is called Pilcomayo. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-directional Beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are in contrast to directional radio beacons and other navigational aids, such as low-frequency radio range, VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) and tactical air navigation system (TACAN). NDB signals follow the curvature of the Earth, so they can be received at much greater distances at lower altitudes, a major advantage over VOR. However, NDB signals are also affected more by atmospheric conditions, mountainous terrain, coastal refraction and electrical storms, particularly at long range. The system, developed by United States Air Force (USAF) Captain Albert Francis Hegenberger, was used to fly the world's first instrument approach on May 9, 1932. Types of NDBs NDBs used for aviation are standardised by International Civil Aviation Organizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Bolivia
Transport in Bolivia is mostly by road. The railways were historically important in Bolivia, but now play a relatively small part in the country's transport system. Because of the country's geography, aviation is also important. Railways ''Total:'' 3,504 km (single track) ''Narrow gauge ( metre gauge):'' * 3,504 km gauge; (2006) * The eastern and western networks are joined only via Argentina, due to ''slow progress'' on a direct link. ** The map on page 522 of the 1969/1970 edition of JANE'S shows a link between Cuevos and Zudañez as being "under construction". Rail links with adjacent countries * Argentina - yes - both countries * Brazil - yes - gauge both countries * Chile - yes - gauge both countries; break of gauge where Chile is gauge * Peru - Shipping from railhead in Guaqui to railhead in Puno across Lake Titicaca, see Peru train ferry Maps UN Map Towns served by rail Light Rail Bolivia's first light rail network is under construction in Cocha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Airports In Bolivia
This is a list of airports in Bolivia, grouped by type and sorted by location. __TOC__ Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. See also * Bolivian Air Force The Bolivian Air Force ( es, Fuerza Aérea Boliviana or 'FAB') is the air force of Bolivia and branch of the Bolivian Armed Forces. History By 1938 the Bolivian air force consisted of about 60 aircraft (Curtiss Hawk fighters, Curtiss T-32 Co ... (''Fuerza Aérea Boliviana'') * Transportation in Bolivia * List of airports by ICAO code: S#SL - Bolivia * Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: South America#Bolivia References Administración de Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxliares a la Navegación Aérea (AASANA)* * - includes IATA codes World Aero Data: Airports in Bolivia- ICAO codes, airport data Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Bolivia- IATA and ICAO codes Name for SLCT- ICAO codes Airport records for Boliviaat Landings.com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a free, open geographic database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. Contributors collect data from surveys, trace from aerial imagery and also import from other freely licensed geodata sources. OpenStreetMap is freely licensed under the Open Database License and as a result commonly used to make electronic maps, inform turn-by-turn navigation, assist in humanitarian aid and data visualisation. OpenStreetMap uses its own topology to store geographical features which can then be exported into other GIS file formats. The OpenStreetMap website itself is an online map, geodata search engine and editor. In 2004, OpenStreetMap was created by Steve Coast in response to the Ordnance Survey, the United Kingdom's national mapping agency, failing to release its data to the public and under free licences. Initially, maps were created only via GPS traces, but it was quickly populated by importing public domain geographical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
