Discover Santo Tomas in Bolivia
Santo Tomas in the region of Oruro is a town located in Bolivia - some 140 mi or ( 225 km ) North-West of Sucre , the country's capital .
Local time in Santo Tomas is now 06:33 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/La Paz " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Iquique, Arica, Vinto, Yotala, and Tres Cruces. When in this area, you might want to check out Iquique . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Santo Tomas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Carnaval de Oruro 2012 - Sambos Caporales (Parte I)
Filmada en la Av. 6 de agosto ..
Bolivia Carnaval Caporales 2006
Caporales performed by the school of San Simon. ..
Bolivia Carnaval Caporales 2006
Short video of one of the many Caporales groups from Carnaval. ..
.::Disco Party en Vivo::.
La magia de los 80, festejando los 16 años de WKM Radio ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Uru Uru Lake
Lake Uru Uru is a lake in the Oruro Department in Bolivia. It is fed by the Desaguadero River. It is situated at an elevation of 3,686 m, its surface area is 214 km². The lake is formed by the flow of the Desaguadero River at its mouth into the Lake Poopó, over the extensive sedimentation known as "Santo Tomás" from the small hermitage found there that was completely inundated. The formation dates to 1962. The river connects Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopó.
Located at -18.09 -67.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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).
Located at -17.99 -67.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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.
Located at -18.00 -67.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Machacamarca (Oruro)
Machacamarca is a small town in the Pantaléon Dalence Province in the Oruro Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Machacamarca Municipality as well as of the Machacamarca Canton. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 2,206. The town is situated south of Oruro near the south-eastern shore of Lake Uru Uru at the road and railway that lead to Poopó.
Located at -18.17 -67.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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.
Located at -17.97 -67.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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