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Desaguadero Municipality

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Desaguadero Municipality

Desaguadero Municipality is the fourth municipal section of Ingavi Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Desaguadero.

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Division

The municipality consists of the following two cantons:

  • Desaguadero - 4.194 inhabitants (2001)
  • San Juan de Huancollo - 787 inhabitants

    • The people

    The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.

    Languages

    The languages spoken in the Desaguadero Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.

    Places of interest

    Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:

  • The international fair of Desaguadero on the Peruvian border
  • Desaguadero River with its avifauna and native Aymara and Uru communities along its banks. The river runs along the entire Altiplano.

    • References

    Desaguadero Municipality Wikipedia
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