Carrasco is a province in the

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 ...

in central

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. Its capital is Totora.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

Subdivision

Carrasco Province is divided into six

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which are further subdivided into cantons. Entre Ríos Municipality was created in 2004.

The people

The people are predominantly

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citizens of

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descent. There are also groups of Yuracaré along

Chapare River The Chapare River is a river in Bolivia, which is a tributary of the Mamoré River in the Amazon Basin. The river has its source at the confluence of Espíritu Santo River and San Mateo River in the Cochabamba Department at Villa Tunari. It ...

in the municipalities Chimoré and Puerto Villarroel.

Languages

The languages spoken in the Carrasco Province are mainly

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and

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. 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 Carrasco National Park is a national park in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It has a surface area of 6,226 square kilometers. More than 5,000 plant species have been registered in the area, placing the park among Bolivia's most biologically divers ...

and the archaeological site of

Inkallaqta 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 lo ...

are situated within the province.

References

{{Authority control Provinces of Cochabamba Department