Villazón is a town in southern
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
, on the border with
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
. It sits directly across
La Quiaca River from
La Quiaca in Argentina. The town is a busy trading hub, with large quantities of goods flowing north.
It is also a heavily used transit hub for tourists passing into Bolivia. A train line connects Villazón with
Tupiza,
Uyuni and
Oruro. Two train services, the ''Expreso del Sur'' and slightly cheaper ''Wara Wara del Sur'', each run twice a week. Buses also connect to many destinations.
Climate
Gallery
File:Villazon border Stevage.jpg, People queueing up to cross the border into Villazón
File:Villazon TownSquare July2014.jpg, Town square in Villazón
Villazon (18).JPG, Una 2pintoresca peatonal de Villazón
References
Populated places in Potosí Department
Argentina–Bolivia border crossings
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