Puerto Rico is a small town in Pando, northern

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, with an associated airport. It is located in the

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. Founded on May 18, 1890, it was the first departamental capital, before

Cobija Cobija is a city in Bolivia, capital of the department of Pando, is located about 600 km (373 mi.) north of La Paz in the Amazon Basin on the border with Brazil. Cobija lies on the banks of the Rio Acre across from the Brazilian ci ...

. It is located at the

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of the Manuripi and Tahuamanu Rivers. Every year, in the month of June, the International

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Championship of Puerto Rico takes place at the river confluence, where the two rivers combine to form the river the River Orthon. This river then flows 410 km before it converges with the River

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Climate

Puerto Rico is located in the Bolivian lowlands in the

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system. The surrounding region is mostly

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. The average annual temperature of the region is 26.5 °C, and monthly average temperatures show little seasonal variation. The annual precipitation is 1,800 mm. Maximum monthly precipitation is over 200 mm during the rainy season from December to March, and during dry season from June to August monthly precipitation can be as low as 30 mm. Puerto Rico Bolivien Klimadiagramm

Transport

Puerto Rico is 169 kilometers east of

, the capital of the department, and is an important river crossing for the Ruta 13 road. From Cobija, the 370 km long highway Ruta 13 leads east via Porvenir to Puerto Rico, where it crosses the Río Orthon, and then on to El Triangulo (El Choro). In El Choro, Ruta 13 meets Ruta 8, which leads from

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and

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in the north to Reyes,

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and Yucumo in the central Bolivian lowlands.

Population

The Bolivian Census has shown that the population of the town has been steadily increasing over recent decades. In 1992, The population of the town was 509. This increased to 1,522 by 2001 and was recorded as 2,872 at the 2013 census.

References

Populated places in Pando Department {{Pando-geo-stub