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Tiwanaku Municipality

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Country
  
Bolivia

Foundation
  
November 22, 1947

Elevation
  
3,900 m

Population
  
11,309 (2001)

Department
  
La Paz Department

Seat
  
Tiwanaku (village)

Area
  
347 km²

Province
  
Ingavi Province

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Mayor
  
Eulogia Quispe Cabrera (2008)

Tiwanaku Municipality is the third municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is the village of Tiwanaku located near the UNESCO World Heritage Site Tiwanaku.

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Cantons

The municipality is divided into three cantons. They are (their seats in parentheses):

  • Huacullani - (Huacullani)
  • Pillapi San Agustín - (Pillapi San Agustín)
  • Tiwanaku - (Tiwanaku village)

    • The people

    The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.

    Some data:

    Languages

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

    Tourist attractions

    Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:

  • the archaeological site of Tiwanaku in the Tiwanaku Canton
  • Saint Peter church in Tiwanaku
  • Willkakuti, the Andean-Amazonic New Year, celebrated on June 21 of every year in the viewpoint of Kimsa Chata mountain in the Tiwanaku Canton
  • Tiwanaku festivity (Señor de la Exaltación) celebrated in the Tiwanaku Canton in September

    • References

    Tiwanaku Municipality Wikipedia
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