Charagua is a small town in the southern part of
Bolivia. It is the principal village of the
Cordillera
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province. Most inhabitants speak
Guaraní Guarani, Guaraní or Guarany may refer to
Ethnography
* Guaraní people, an indigenous people from South America's interior (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia)
* Guaraní language, or Paraguayan Guarani, an official language of Paraguay
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. The city was briefly occupied by the
Paraguayan Army
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in April 1935, during the last stages of the
Chaco War
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track, 3.2 km (2 miles) east.
The organization
CIPCA (
Centro de Investigacion y de Promocion del Camesinado) has been active in Charagua already for more than three decades. The house of the Guarani (
Arakwarenda) is located north of the town. There is an experimental farm adjacent to Arakwarenda.
during his dwellings in the Cordillera never reached Charagua. He stopped short at
El Espino, a two-hour drive to the north.
Gallery
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Populated places in Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)
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