Cosa Fare in Bolivia

Cerro Chorolque

Chorolque also known as Cerro Chorolque is an extinct volcano in the Potosí Department of the Southern Bolivia. The Santa Bárbara settlement is located at a height of 4800 m on the side of the mountain.Mining has led to drastic changes in the slope on all sides of the mountain.

José de San Martín

José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850), known simply as José de San Martín (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ðe san maɾˈtin] (listen)) or the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru, was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and centra…

Juan José Torres

Juan José Torres González (5 March 1920 – 2 June 1976) was a Bolivian socialist politician and military leader who served as the 50th President of Bolivia from 1970 to 1971, when he was ousted in a US-supported coup that resulted in the dictatorship of Hugo Banzer.

Esteban Mariano Arze Alba y Uriona

Sirk'i

Sirk'i (Aymara for wart, also spelled Serkhe) is a 4,962-metre-high (16,280 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia east of Poopó Lake. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sebastián Pagador Province, which is identical to the Santiago de Huari Municipality.

Chullpa

Chullpa (Aymara for an ancient funerary building (chullpa)) is a 4,307-metre-high (14,131 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia east of Poopó Lake. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sebastián Pagador Province, which is identical to the Santiago de Huari Municipality.

Ch'alla Phujru

Ch'alla Phujru (Aymara ch'alla sand, phujru a hole or pit in the earth without water, not very deep, "sand hole", also spelled Challa Phujru) is a 4,904-metre-high (16,089 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia east of Poopó Lake.

Chullpiri

Chullpiri (Aymara chullpa an ancient funerary building, -(i)ri a suffix) is a 5,018-metre-high (16,463 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia east of Poopó Lake. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sebastián Pagador Province, which is identical to the Santiago de Huari Municipality.

Battle of Vilcapugiou

The Battle of Vilcapugio (Quechua: Sacred Well) was an action fought on October 1, 1813 during the second Campaign of Upper Peru in the Argentine War of Independence, where the republican forces led by General Manuel Belgrano were defeated by a royalist army, led by Joaquin de la Pezuela.After the A…

Suchusqa

Suchusqa (Quechua suchuy to slide, -sqa a suffix, "slidden", also spelled Suchuskha) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,280 m (14,040 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality, southwest of Porco.

El Palmar Integrated Management Natural Area

El Palmar Integrated Management Natural Area (Área Natural de Manejo Integrado El Palmar) - not to be confused with El Palmar National Park in Argentina - is a protected area in Bolivia located in the Chuquisaca Department, Jaime Zudáñez Province.www.fundesnap.org / El Palmar Integrated Managemen…

Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz

Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz (13 March 1931 – 17 July 1980) was a noted writer, dramatist, journalist, social commentator, university professor, and socialist political leader from Bolivia.

Andrés de Santa Cruz

Andrés de Santa Cruz y Calahumana (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdɾes ðe ˈsanta kɾuθ] (listen); 5 December 1792 – 25 September 1865) was a general and politician who served as Interim President of Peru in 1827, the Interim President of Peru from 1836 to 1838 and the 6th President of Bolivia fr…

Wila Ch'ankha

Wila Ch'ankha (Aymara wila red, ch'ankha wool cord, "red cord", Hispanicized spelling Wila Chanca) is a 4,701-metre-high (15,423 ft) mountain located in the Andes in Bolivia.

Amboró National Park

Amboró National Park in central Bolivia is a nature reserve with over 912 species of birds, over 177 mammalian species including puma, ocelot, and the rare spectacled bear.

Coronel Eduardo Abaroa Hidalgo

Colonel Eduardo Abaroa Hidalgo (October 13, 1838, San Pedro de Atacama – March 23, 1879) was Bolivia's foremost hero of the War of the Pacific (1879–1883), which pitted Chile against Bolivia and Peru.

General Mariano Mergarejo

Manuel Mariano Melgarejo Valencia (13 April 1820 – 23 November 1871) was a Bolivian military officer who served as the 15th president of Bolivia from 1864 to 1871. His tenure, nicknamed the "sexenio", was characterized by repression and mismanagement.

Cerro Killi Killi

K'illi K'illi (Quechua k'illi American kestrel (Falco sparverius) / fringe, the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, Aymara k'illi k'illi a certain bird of prey, a little smaller than a hawk, also spelled Killi Killi) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia.

Kuntur Chukuña

Kuntur Chukuña (Aymara kunturi condor, Aymara chukuña to squat, to cower, 'where the condor squats', also spelled Condor Chucuna, Condor Chucuña) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,035 m (13,238 ft) high.

Wila Sirka

Wila Sirka (Aymara wila blood, red, sirka vein of the body or a mine, "red vein", also spelled Wila Sirca) is a 4,906-metre-high (16,096 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia.

Iñao National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area

Iñao National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area (complete Spanish title: Parque Nacional y Área Natural de Manejo Integrado Serranía del Iñao) is a protected area in the Chuquisaca Department Bolivia, situated in the provinces of Belisario Boeto, Tomina (Padilla Municipality), Hernando…

Torotoro National Park

Torotoro National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Torotoro) is a national park and town in Bolivia. The town was founded about 250 years ago by the Quechuas and the Spanish. It is located in the eastern mountain ranges of the South American Andes cordilleras in the area of Potosí.

Wila Qullu (K'ulta)

Wila Qullu (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, qullu mountain, "red mountain", hispanicized spelling Wila Kkollu, Wila Kollu) is a mountain in the Andes in Bolivia, about 5,144 metres (16,877 ft) high. It is located in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality.

Wila Quta (Oruro)

Wila Quta (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, quta lake, "red lake", Hispanicized spelling Wila Kkota) is a mountain in the Andes in Bolivia reaching up to 5,144 metres (16,877 ft) above sea level.

Cerro Condoriri

Kunturiri (Aymara kunturi condor, -(i)ri a suffix, Hispanicized spelling Condoriri) is a 4,526-metre-high (14,849 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated west of Potosí in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Yocalla Municipality.

Kuntur Nasa

Kuntur Nasa (Aymara kunturi condor, nasa nose, "nose of a condor", Hispanicized spelling Condor Nasa) is a mountain in the Andes in Bolivia, about 3.800 m (12,467 ft) high.

Pari Chata

Pari Chata (Aymara pari red hot, Pukina chata mountain, "red hot mountain", also spelled Parichata) is a 4,717-metre-high (15,476 ft) mountain in the Andes in Bolivia.

Casa Nacional de Moneda de Bolivia

The National Mint of Bolivia (Spanish: Casa de la Moneda de Bolivia) or the Mint of Potosí (in colonial era) is a mint located in the city of Potosí in Bolivia.

Tomás Frías Autonomous University

The Tomás Frías Autonomous University (Universidad Autónoma Tomás Frías or UATF) is a public university located in Potosí, Bolivia. It was established in 1892.Officially created by Supreme Decree of October 15, 1892, which in the first Article states.

Simón Rodríguez

Simón Rodríguez (October 28, 1769, Caracas, Venezuela – February 28, 1854, Amotape, Peru), known during his exile from Spanish America as Samuel Robinson, was a Venezuelan philosopher and educator, notably Simón Bolívar's tutor and mentor.His mother, Rosalia Rodríguez, was the daughter of an…

Simón Bolívar

Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Ponte Palacios y Blanco (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) (Spanish: [siˈmom boˈliβaɾ] (listen), English: BOL-iv-ər, -⁠ar also US: BOH-liv-ar), also colloquially as El Libertador, or Liberator of America was a Venezuelan military and…

Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana San Sebastián) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Cochabamba.

Cristo de la Concordia

Cristo de la Concordia (Christ of Peace) is a statue of Jesus Christ located atop San Pedro Hill, to the east of Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is accessible by cable car, or by climbing 2,000 steps.

Poopó Lake

Lake Poopó (Spanish: Lago Poopó Spanish: [ˈlaɣo po.oˈpo]) was a large saline lake in a shallow depression in the Altiplano Mountains in Oruro Department, Bolivia, at an altitude of approximately 3,700 m (12,100 ft).

El Fuerte de Samaipata

El Fuerte de Samaipata or Fort Samaipata, also known simply as "El Fuerte", is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Florida Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.

Sucre Cathedral

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Sucre, also called Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a cathedral of Sucre, formerly La Plata, Bolivia is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia.

Cal Orcko

Cal Orck’o is a fossil bed in Bolivia. It is located in a quarry approximately 4.4 km NW of Sucre (Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia) in the Altiplano/Cordillera Oriental, in the El Molino Formation (Middle Maastrichtian).It is composed of oolitic fossiliferous limestone, associated with large, fresh…

Sucre

Sucre (Spanish: [ˈsukɾe]) is the constitutional capital of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the 6th most populated city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2,810 meters (9,214 feet).

Jayu Quta

Jayu Quta (Aymara jayu salt, quta lake, "salt lake", also spelled Jayo Khota, Jayu Khota, Jayu Kkota) is a maar partially filled with water, in the Bolivian Altiplano, north of the Salar de Uyuni and east of the Salar de Coipasa.

Pedro Domingo Murillo

Pedro Domingo Murillo (September 17, 1757– January 29, 1810) was a patriot of Upper Peru who played a key role in Bolivia's independence.

General Carlos Quintanilla Quiroga

Carlos Quintanilla Quiroga (22 January 1888 – 8 June 1964) was a Bolivian general who served as the 37th president of Bolivia on a provisional basis from 1939 to 1940.

Francisco de Toledo, Count of Oropesa

Francisco Álvarez de Toledo (Oropesa, 10 July 1515 – Escalona, 21 April 1582), also known as The Viceroyal Solon, was an aristocrat and soldier of the Kingdom of Spain and the fifth Viceroy of Peru.

José Ballivián

José Ballivián Segurola (5 May 1805 – 6 October 1852) was a Bolivian general during the Peruvian-Bolivian War. He also served as the 9th President of Bolivia from 1841 to 1847.

San Juan Bosco

John Melchior Bosco (Italian: Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; 16 August 1815, Piedmontese: Gioann Melchior Bòsch – 31 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco [ˈdɔm ˈbɔsko, bo-], was an Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, and writer of the 19th century.

Juan Bautista de La Salle

Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (French pronunciation: [lasal]) (April 30, 1651 – April 7, 1719) was a French priest, educational reformer, and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is a saint of the Catholic Church and the patron saint for teachers of youth.

Nataniel Aguirre

Nataniel Aguirre (Cochabamba, Bolivia, October 10, 1843 – Montevideo, Uruguay, September 11, 1888), was a Bolivian lawyer, diplomat, politician, writer, and historian.

Qullpani

Qullpani (Aymara qullpa saltpeter, -ni a suffix, "the one with saltpeter", also spelled Kollpani) is a 4,168-metre-high (13,675 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Nor Chichas Province, Cotagaita Municipality.

Tarkuni Punta

Tarkuni Punta (Aymara tarku a kind of tree; a certain bone at the neck, -ni a suffix, also spelled Tarcuni Punta) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 3,720 m (12,200 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Nor Chichas Province, Cotagaita Municipality.

Jalsuri

Jalsuri (Aymara) is a 5,006-metre-high (16,424 ft) mountain in the Andes in Bolivia north-east of Uyuni. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, in the east of the Uyuni Municipality, at the border with the Tomave Municipality.

Rumi Kancha

Rumi Kancha (Quechua rumi stone, kancha corral, "stone corral", also spelled Rumi Cancha) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 3,880 m (12,730 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Nor Chichas Province, Cotagaita Municipality.

Achakanayuq

Achakanayuq (Quechua achakana (Neowerdermannia vorwerkii), a kind of cactus which an edible root, -yuq a suffix, "the one with the achakana plant", also spelled Achacanayoj) is a 3,870-metre-high (12,700 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia.

Wanu Wanuyuq

Wanu Wanuyuq (Quechua wanu dung (guano), -yuq a suffix, "the one with a lot of dung", also spelled Huano Huanoyoj) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,140 m (13,580 ft).

Laguna Charina / Embalse San Isidro

Laguna Rodeo is a lake in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. At an elevation of 3485 m, its surface area is 0.2 km². It is 19 km by road to the Lake Corani major tourist center and fishing.

Ñuñu Qullu (Dalence)

Ñuñu Qullu (Aymara ñuñu breast, qullu mountain, "breast mountain", also spelled Nunu Kkollu) is a 4,508-metre-high (14,790 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Huanuni Municipality.

Chullpa Chullpani

Chullpa Chullpani (Aymara chullpa an ancient funerary building, the reduplication indicates that there is a group or complex of something, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a group of chullpa") is a 4,878-metre-high (16,004 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia.

Phullu Qiri

Phullu Qiri (Aymara phullu mantilla, qiri scale, also spelled Follo Kheri) is a 5,058-metre-high (16,594 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality. Phullu Qiri lies southeast of Chullpa Chullpani.

Wawachani

Wawachani (Aymara wawachaña to give birth (animals, women) - ni a suffix, Hispanicized spelling Huahuachani) is a 5,136-metre-high (16,850 ft) mountain in the Andes in Bolivia. It is sistuated in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality.

Qullqi Chaka Punta

Qullqi Chaka Punta (Aymara and Quechua qullqi silver, chaka bridge, Quechua punta peak, ridge, "silver bridge peak (or ridge)", also spelled Colquechaca Punta) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,380 m (14,370 ft).

Kimsa Qucha

Kimsa Qucha (Quechua kimsa three, qucha lake, "three lakes", also spelled Quimsa Khocha) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,040 m (13,250 ft). It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Nor Cinti Province, San Lucas Municipality.

Kiwuri

Kiwuri (Aymara kiwu canine tooth or tusk, -ri a suffix, also spelled Quibure) is a 4,284-metre-high (14,055 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality, northwest of the village of Qullpa (Kollpa).

K'uyka

K'uyka (Quechua for earthworm, "dry lake", also spelled Kuillca) is a 4,828-metre-high (15,840 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality. It lies southwest of Yasamana and west of Ch'illa Q'awa and Anta Anta.

Wanaku Kimray

Wanaku Kimray (Quechua wanaku guanaco, kimray slope, "guanaco slope", also spelled Huanaco Quimray) is a 4,084-metre-high (13,399 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Azurduy Province, Tarvita Municipality.

Wallqayuq Urqu

Wallqayuq Urqu (Quechua wallqa collar, -yuq a suffix, urqu mountain, "the mountain with a collar", also spelled Huallcayo(j) Orkho) is a 4,124-metre-high (13,530 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes.

Waylla Q'asa

Waylla Q'asa (Quechua waylla meadow, q'asa mountain pass, "meadow pass", also spelled Huaylla Khasa) is a 4,568-metre-high (14,987 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Yocalla Municipality.

Q'illu Q'asa

Q'illu Q'asa (Quechua q'illu yellow, q'asa mountain pass, "yellow mountain pass", hispanicized spelling Quellu Casa) is a mountain in the Potosí mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 4,960 m (16,273 ft) high. It is situated in the Potosí Department, southeast of Potosí.

Q'illu Urqu

Q'illu Urqu (Quechua q'illu yellow, urqu mountain, "yellow mountain", also spelled Khellu Orkho, Quellu Orco) is a mountain in the Potosí mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 4,960 m (16,273 ft) high. It is situated south east of Potosí in the Potosí Department.

T'ula Qullu

T'ula Qullu (Aymara t'ula wood, burning material, qullu mountain, "wood mountain", also spelled Thola Khollu) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,560 m (14,960 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality.

Kunturiri

Kunturiri (Aymara kunturi condor, -(i)ri a suffix, Hispanicized spelling Condoriri) is a 4,867-metre-high (15,968 ft) mountain in the Potosí mountain range in the Bolivian Andes.

Turini

Turini (Aymara turi tower, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a tower", also spelled Torrini) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,040 m (13,250 ft).

Lik'ichiri

Lik'ichiri (Aymara lik'i fat, grease, fatness -chiri a suffix, "fat remover", lik'ichiri a supernatural creature of the Andean cultures, hispanicized spelling Likhichiri, equivalent to pishtaco) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipa…

Achakanani

Achakanani (Aymara achakana pearl-fruit, -ni a suffix, "the one with the pearl-fruit", also spelled Achacanani) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,980 m (13,060 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality.

Q'illu Qisqa

Q'illu Qisqa (Quechua q'illu yellow, qisqa, qhisqa flint, "yellow flint", also spelled Khellu Khisca) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 2,660 m (8,730 ft). It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Jaime Zudáñez Province, Icla Municipality.

Paka Chuku

Paka Chuku (Quechua paka eagle, chuku hat, "eagle hat", also spelled Pacachuco) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 2,600 m (8,500 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Charcas Province, San Pedro de Buena Vista Municipality.

Jatun Lluqhi

Jatun Lluqhi (Quechua jatun big, lluqhi landslide, "big landslide", also spelled Jatun Lluqui) is a 2,711-metre-high (8,894 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Ravelo Municipality.