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Vacas Municipality
Vacas Municipality (Quechua languages, Quechua name: Wak'as, deriving from ''Huaca, Wak'a'') is the second Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Arani Province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Vacas, Cochabamba, Vacas known as the "Land of the potato" ( qu, Papaq llaqtan, es, La patria de la papa). During the Inca Empire Vacas served as a ''Tambo (Incan structure), tampu'' along the Inca road system that led to Inkallajta, Inkallaqta and Pocona Municipality, Pocona. It is bordered to the north by the Tiraque Province, to the west by the Arani Municipality, to the south by the Mizque Province and to the southeast by the Carrasco Province (Bolivia), Carrasco Province, and it is sized 334 km2. Geography The municipality is known for its lakes some of which belong to the largest ones in the Cochabamba Department, Parqu Qucha (Bolivia), Parqu Qucha, Asiru Qucha (Bolivia), Asiru Qucha, Junt'utuyu, Qullpa Qucha, Pilawit'u and Yanatama. ...
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Vacas (Cochabamba)
Vacas (Quechua languages, Quechua name: Wak'as, deriving from ''Huaca, Wak'a'') is a Bolivian village in the southeast of the Cochabamba Department. It is the capital of the Vacas Municipality, the second Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Arani Province. Vacas is located about 85 km far from Cochabamba and about 30 km far from Arani, Bolivia, Arani. The people living in Vacas and surrounding areas are predominantly Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous citizens of Quechuas, Quechuan descent. During the Inca period Vacas served as a ''Tambo (Incan structure), tampu'' along the Inca road system that led to Inkallaqta and Pocona Municipality, Pocona. Later on, during the History of Bolivia, colonial period, it was founded under the name of "Santa Bárbara de Bacas". Vacas is situated in a rural environment in the altitudes of the ''Cono Sur (Cochabamba), Cono Sur'' (Southern Cone) of Cochabamba. The climate is suitable for the cultivation of potato ...
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Inkallajta
Inkallaqta ( Quechua ''inka'' Inca, ''llaqta'' place (village, town, city, country, nation), "Inca place", Hispanicized spellings ''Incallacta, Incallajta, Incallakta, Inkallajta, Inkallakta'') is a monumental Inca site in central Bolivia. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality, approximately 130 kilometers east of Cochabamba. It was most recently excavated by Larry Coben. He believes that the site was used to perform rites for the ceremonial calendar. The site has several important structures such as the Kallanka. It was the largest single roofed room in the western hemisphere when it was built, and measures 78 by 25 meters. There's also an ushnu or a ritual platform on the site. The Torreon of Inkallaqta is also located on this site. Located at the western side of the site this six sided structure supposedly had calendrical or astronomical significance. There is a zigzag wall immediately north of the site which is meant to mark and pro ...
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Chullpa Ch'utu
Chullpa Ch'utu ( Quechua '' chullpa'' stone tomb, burial tower, ''ch'utu'' cone, "''chullpa'' cone", also spelled ''Chullpa Chutu'') is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Arani Province, Vacas Municipality, north of Vacas ''Vacas'' (English: ''Cows'') is a 1991 Spanish film, written and directed by Julio Médem. The film stars Carmelo Gómez, Emma Suárez, Ana Torrent, and Karra Elejalde. An eerie family saga set in rural Basque Country, the cryptic film follow .... The Jatun Mayu ("big river"), a tributary of Parqu Qucha, flows along its western slope. References Mountains of Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub ...
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Juch'uy Llallawa
Juch'uy Llallawa ( Quechua ''juch'uy'' small, ''llallawa'' the god of seed-time during the Inca period, "little Llallawa", Hispanicized spelling ''Juchuy Llallagua'') is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Arani Province, Vacas Municipality Vacas Municipality (Quechua languages, Quechua name: Wak'as, deriving from ''Huaca, Wak'a'') is the second Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Arani Province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Vacas, C .... Juch'uy Llallawa lies south-east of the lake Asiru Qucha, beside the mountain Jatun Llallawa ("big Llallawa"). References Mountains of Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub ...
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Phaqcha Mayu
Phaqcha Mayu (Quechua ''phaqcha'' waterfall, ''mayu'' river, "waterfall river", also spelled ''Pajcha Mayu'') is a Bolivian river in the Cochabamba Department, Arani Province, Vacas Municipality, and in the Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. It originates near Vacas. From the lake Pilawit'u it flows southeast.lib.utexas.edu
Detailed map of the area Downstream, south of , it is also known under the name Ch'akiri.


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Jatun Mayu (Tiraque)
Jatun Mayu (Quechua ''hatun, jatun'' big, great, ''mayu'' river, "great river") is a Bolivian river in the Cochabamba Department, Tiraque Province, Tiraque Municipality and south of it in the Arani Province, Vacas Municipality. It is one of the most important tributaries of Parqu Qucha, a lake north west of Vacas. It originates north east of Punata Punata is the capital of Punata Province and Punata Municipality in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. At the time of census 2012 it had a population of 19,559 inhabitants and at the census 2012 the populations rose to 28.707 inhabitants. People ....lib.utexas.edu
Detailed map of the area It changes its directions from north west to north, then near Palca it abruptly turns to the south east.


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Pilawit'u
__NOTOC__ Pilawit'u is a Bolivian lake located in Vacas Municipality, Arani Province, Cochabamba Department Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa Jach'a Suyu, es, Departamento de Cochabamba , qu, Quchapampa Suyu), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', meaning "lake", ''pampa'' meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the .... The last four thousand years of environmental and vegetation change has been recently reconstructed from the lake sediments of Pilawit'u (Lake Challacaba) The main tributaries of Pilawit'u are Chiwalaki, Challa Q'awa, Muña Mayu and Phaqcha Pata Mayu whose tributaries are T'utura Mayu, Phaqcha Pata and the Phaqcha River. Its surface area is . See also * Asiru Qucha * Parqu Qucha * Phaqcha Mayu * Qullpa Qucha References Lakes of Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub ...
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Qullpa Qucha
__NOTOC__ Qullpa Qucha (Quechua ''qullpa'' salty, saltpeter, ''qucha'' lake, hispanicized spellings ''Collpa Cocha, Collpacocha, Khollpa Khocha, Kollpa Q'ocha'') is a Bolivian lake located in Vacas Municipality, Arani Province, Cochabamba Department Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa Jach'a Suyu, es, Departamento de Cochabamba , qu, Quchapampa Suyu), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', meaning "lake", ''pampa'' meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the .... Its surface area is . See also * Phaqcha Mayu * Parqu Qucha * Asiru Qucha * Pilawit'u References External links Population data and map of Vacas Municipality Lakes of Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub ...
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Asiru Qucha (Bolivia)
__NOTOC__ Asiru Qucha (Aymara ''asiru'' snake, Quechua ''qucha'' lake, Hispanicized spellings ''Acero Cocha, Acero Khocha, Acero Q'ocha'') is a Bolivian lake located in the Vacas Municipality, Arani Province, Cochabamba Department Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa Jach'a Suyu, es, Departamento de Cochabamba , qu, Quchapampa Suyu), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', meaning "lake", ''pampa'' meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the .... The main tributaries of Asiru Qucha are Asiru Qucha River, Chillawi P'ujru, Inka Mayu with Q'asa Mayu, Juq'ullu Mayu, and Pisqu Mayu. Its surface area is . See also * Phaqcha Mayu * Parqu Qucha * Qullpa Qucha * Pilawit'u References External links Population data and map of Vacas Municipality Lakes of Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub ...
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Parqu Qucha (Bolivia)
__NOTOC__ Parqu Qucha (Quechua ''parquy'' irrigation, ''qucha'' lake, "irrigation lake", hispanicized spellings Parco ''Cocha, Parco Khocha, Parcococha, Parkho Khocha, Parko Q'ocha'') is a Bolivian lake located in Vacas Municipality, Arani Province, Cochabamba Department Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa Jach'a Suyu, es, Departamento de Cochabamba , qu, Quchapampa Suyu), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', meaning "lake", ''pampa'' meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the .... The most important rivers which flow into Parqu Qucha are Challwa Mayu, Jatun Calada, Jatun Mayu, Kañara, Parqu Qucha, Pedregal River, Wasa K'uchu. Its surface area is . See also * Asiru Qucha * Qullpa Qucha * Pilawit'u References External links Population data and map of Vacas Municipality Lakes of Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub ...
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Carrasco Province (Bolivia)
Carrasco is a province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Totora. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Subdivision Carrasco Province is divided into six municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons. Entre Ríos Municipality was created in 2004. The people The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent. There are also groups of Yuracaré along Chapare River in the municipalities Chimoré and Puerto Villarroel. Languages The languages spoken in the Carrasco Province are mainly Quechua and Spanish. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/departamental/fichas/ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo Visitor attractions Carrasco National Park and the archaeological site of Inkallaqta Inkallaqta (Quechua ''inka'' Inca, ''llaqta'' place (village, town, city, country, nation), "Inca place", Hisp ...
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Mizque Province
Mizque (from Quechua: ''misk'i'', meaning "sweet") is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Mizque. The province, in 1992, had a population of 27,959 inhabitants, mostly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent. In 2001, the population increased to 36,181 inhabitants and it was estimated at 41,062 in 2005. Geography Mizque Province is home to a great diversity of ecoregions because it contains a wide variety of topographic features with heights ranging between 2,000 and 3,600 m. The province belongs to the Julpe-Mizque basin with an area of 3,845 km2. The main rivers are: * Mizque River, 75 km * Julpe River, 60 km * Uyuchama River, 50 km * Tuqma River, 45 km * Kari Kari River, 42 km * Vicho Vicho River, 32 km Although there is a large amount of superficial and sub-superficial water within the province, the zone is suffering from drought due to the lack of irrigation systems. Some of the highest mountains of the pr ...
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