Route 4 is a National Road in

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

. It is 1,657 kilometres in length, and crosses Bolivia from west to east, from the Cordillera Occidental on the

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

an border to the lowlands by the

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian border. Route 4 was declared part of the Bolivian National Road Network by Decree 25.134 of 31 August 1998.

Route

Route 4 encompasses the departments 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 ...

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 ...

, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz. It begins in the west as a continuation of the Chilean Ruta 11, at

Tambo Quemado Tambo may refer to: People * Adelaide Tambo (1929–2007), South African anti-apartheid activist * Dali Tambo (born 1959), South African anti-apartheid activist, TV presenter and also son of Oliver Tambo and Adelaide Tambo * Oliver Tambo (1917� ...

and terminates in the east in the town of

Puerto Suárez Puerto Suárez is an inland river port and municipality in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It is located 10 km west of the border with Brazil. Location ''Puerto Suárez'' is located in the province of Germán Busch, Santa Cruz Department a ...

. From here,

Puerto Busch Puerto Busch is a Bolivian locality in the province of Germán Busch, Santa Cruz Department, on the Paraguay River, in southeastern Bolivia. It is named in honor of General Germán Busch, who fought in the Chaco War. The area, actually a corrid ...

is accessible. Roue 4 was declared part of the Bolivian National Road Network by Decree 25.134 of 31 August 1998. Ruta 4 (Bolivia) con el Nevado Sajama de fondo

Ruta 4 (Bolivia) con el Nevado Sajama de fondo

Sections

Oruro Department

* 0 km -

* 20 km - Sajama * 93 km -

Curahuara de Carangas Curahuara de Carangas is a small town in the Bolivian Oruro Department. It is the seat of the Sajama Province Sajama is a province in the northwestern parts of the Bolivian Oruro Department. Location ''Sajama'' province is one of the sixteen pr ...

La Paz Department

* 132 km - bridge over Rio Desaguadero * 134 km -

Callapa Callapa is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Santiago de Callapa Municipality, the eighth municipal section of the Pacajes Province Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is ...

* 188 km -

Patacamaya Patacamaya or Patak Amaya (Aymara) is a city in Bolivia, situated in the La Paz Department. It is the seat of the Patacamaya Municipality, the fifth municipal section of the Aroma Province. Patacamaya lies in the Altiplano, approximately 100&n ...

Oruro Department

* 188 km -

Caracollo Caracollo (hispanicized spelling), Q'araqullu or Q'ara Qullu (Aymara ''q'ara'' bald, ''qullu'' mountain, "bald mountain") is a small town in Bolivia. It is situated in the Cercado Province of the Oruro Department. In 2010 it had an estimated po ...

* 196 km - Villa Pata * 205 km - Ocotavi * 211 km - Cohani * 218 km - Lequepalca

La Paz Department

* 226 km -

Huayllamarca Huayllamarca is a small town in Bolivia, capital of the Province of Nor Carangas in the northern region of the Department of Oruro. The city appears in a music video for Los Kjarkas. References Populated places in Oruro Department { ...

Cochabamba Department

* 242 km - Lacolaconi * 252 km - Japo Kasa * 260 km - Tallija Confital * 271 km - Challa Grande * 284 km - Pongo Kasa * 288 km - Kjarkas * 290 km - Kallani Centro * 299 km - Huarancaiza * 305 km -

Kochi Pampas Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Ke ...

* 315 km - Llavini * 337 km -

Pirque Pirque () is a commune of Chile in Cordillera Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region; it is located 2.8 kilometers southeast of Puente Alto and 21.3 kilometers south-southeast of the center of Santiago. It is situated at the base of the Cajón de ...

* 339 km -

Parotani Parotani is a small town in Bolivia. References Populated places in Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub ...

* 345 km -

Sipe Sipe Sipe Sipe is a location in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Sipe Sipe Municipality, the second municipal section of the Quillacollo Province Quillacollo is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. ...

* 357 km - Vinto * 364 km - Quillacollo * 377 km - Cochabamba * 393 km - Sacaba * 425 km - Colomi * 507 km - Puente Esperitu Santo II * 539km -

Villa Tunari Villa Tunari or Tunari is a location in the department of Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is the seat of the Villa Tunari Municipality, the third municipal section of the Chapare Province. According to the census 2012 the population was 3,213 in the ...

* 558 km -

Shinahota Shinahota, Shinahuta (also sometimes spelled Sinahota or Shinaota) is a small town in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Shinahota Municipality, the second municipal section of the Tiraque Province.Chimoré * 599 km -

Ivirgarzama Ivirgarzama is a small town in Bolivia. See also * Inkallaqta Inkallaqta (Quechua ''inka'' Inca, ''llaqta'' place (village, town, city, country, nation), "Inca place", Hispanicized spellings ''Incallacta, Incallajta, Incallakta, Inkallajta, ...

* 644 km - Entre Ríos * 665 km -

Bulo Bulo Bulo Bulo is a town in central Bolivia, in Cochabamba Department. Transport * It is served by Bulo Bulo Airport. * In 2013, a railway connection to Montero is proposed. See also * *List of reduplicated place names This is a list of pla ...

Santa Cruz Department

* 685 km - Nuevo Horizons * 697 km - San German * 704 km - El Palmar * 712 km - San Isidro Chore

References

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