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Machacamarca is a small town in the Pantaléon Dalence Province in the Oruro Department in
Development plan of Machacamarca Municipality
2006 (Spanish)
Machacamarca Municipality: population data and map
Populated places in Oruro Department {{Oruro-geo-stub
Bolivia
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. It is the seat of the Machacamarca Municipality and of the Machacamarca Canton. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 2,206. The town is situated south of Oruro
Oruro (Hispanicized spelling) or Uru Uru is a city in Bolivia with a population of 264,683 (2012 calculation), about halfway between La Paz and Sucre in the Altiplano, approximately above sea level.
It is Bolivia's fifth-largest city by populat ...
near the south-eastern shore of Lake Uru Uru
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Uru Uru Lake is a lake in the Oruro Department in Bolivia. It is fed by the Desaguadero River and the Jach'a Jawira. It is situated at an elevation of 3,686 m, its surface area is 214 km2.
The lake is formed by the flow of the Des ...
at the road and railway that lead to Poopó.
Machacamarca is the hispanicized spelling of ay, Machaqa Marka, ''machaqa'' = new, ''marka'' = village, town: So the name means "new village" or "new town".
The people in the Machacamarca Municipality are mainly Quechua (80.7%).
Places of interest
Some of the tourist attractions of Machacamarca are the railway museum, the church in the colonial village of Sora Sora, hot springs, chullpas and ruins.2006 (Spanish)
See also
*Wila Ch'ankha
Wila Ch'ankha (Aymara ''wila'' red, ''ch'ankha'' wool cord, "red cord", Hispanicized spelling ''Wila Chanca'') is a mountain located in the Andes in Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Poopó Province, Poopó Municipality, Poopó Ca ...
References
External links
Machacamarca Municipality: population data and map
Populated places in Oruro Department {{Oruro-geo-stub