Muñecas is a
province
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in the
Bolivia
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n
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
La Paz
La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities ...
. Its capital is
Chuma.
Subdivision
The province is divided into three
municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
which are further subdivided into cantons.
Places of interest
*
Iskanwaya
Iskanwaya is a pre-Columbian sacred site, situated on a mountain ridge above the Llica River in Bolivia, 325 km north of La Paz. In its extension and its age Iskanwaya surpasses Machu Picchu in Peru, but it is less well preserved.
Location ...
External links
Map of the Muñecas Province
Provinces of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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