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Oruro Destination Guide

Delve into Oruro in Bolivia

Oruro in the region of Oruro with its 208,684 residents is a city in Bolivia - some 143 mi or ( 231 km ) North-West of Sucre , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Oruro

Current time in Oruro is now 11:18 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/La Paz " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Iquique, Arica, Vinto, Yotala, and Tulu Huma. While being here, make sure to check out Iquique . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Oruro ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Oruro Bolivia (earth of Carnival of Oruro)

5:18 min by enriqueesz
Views: 18204 Rating: 4.90

Oruro Bolivia (or Carnival of Oruro) is the biggest annual cultural event in Bolivia. it was declared one of Mankind's Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by Unesco. one of mo ..

Run Bolivia Run (Corre Bolivia Corre)

3:32 min by Radikalx
Views: 2107 Rating: 4.77

Español: Este es un video que mi hermano y yo filmamos en el cual demostramos el lado no tradicional de Bolivia. Este video fue filmado a traves de un viaje que tuvimos durante nuestra última vacacion ..


Carnaval de Oruro 2012 - Sambos Caporales (Parte I)

2:29 min by chicajc2409
Views: 1279 Rating: 3.67

Filmada en la Av. 6 de agosto ..

Bolivia Carnaval Caporales 2006

0:31 min by mt7rabbit
Views: 1192 Rating: 5.00

Caporales performed by the school of San Simon. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Universidad Técnica de Oruro

The Universidad Técnica de Oruo (Oruro Technical University), or UTO, is one of ten public universities in Bolivia. It is located in the city of Oruro. The university was created on 15 October 1892 as Distrito Universitario de Oruro. It changed its name in 1937 to Universidad San Agustín and finally adopted its present name in 1941. One of UTO's most prestigious colleges is the "Facultad Nacional de Ingeniería" (National Engineering School).

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Located at -17.99 -67.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1892, Universities in Bolivia

Oruro, Bolivia

Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of 235,393 (2010 calculation), located about equidistant between La Paz and Sucre at approximately 3710 meters above sea level. It is the capital of the department of Oruro. The city is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro. Oruro is subject to boom or bust cycles due to it dependence upon the mining industry, notably tin, tungsten (wolfram), silver and copper.

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Located at -17.97 -67.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1606, Populated places in the Oruro Department, Tin mines in Bolivia

Estadio Jesús Bermúdez

The Estadio Jesús Bermúdez is a multi-purpose stadium in Oruro, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 28,000 people.

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Located at -17.95 -67.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Club San José, Copa América stadiums, Football venues in Bolivia, Multi-purpose stadiums in Bolivia

Bolívar Province, Bolivia

Bolívar Province is a province in the Bolivian department of Cochabamba. Its capital is the city of Bolívar, named after Simón Bolívar, a Venezuelan military and political leader.

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Located at -18.00 -67.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Cochabamba Department, Provinces of Bolivia

Juan Mendoza Airport

Juan Mendoza Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Juan Mendoza) is an airport serving the city of Oruro, in the Cercado province of the Oruro department of Bolivia.

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Located at -17.96 -67.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Airports in Bolivia, Oruro Department

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