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Antequera Destination Guide

Explore Antequera in Bolivia

Antequera in the region of Oruro is a place in Bolivia - some 113 mi or ( 181 km ) West of Sucre , the country's capital city .

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Time in Antequera is now 07:29 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/La Paz " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Iquique, Arica, Yamparaez, Yotala, and Urmiri. Since you are here already, consider visiting Iquique . Where to go and what to see in Antequera ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Huanuni

Huanuni is a small town in Bolivia.

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Located at -18.29 -66.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Oruro Department

Poopó Lake

levels, exposing large tracts of salt and mud flats. Rainfall afterwards resulted in flooding of Poopó with muddy waters from the Desaguadero River. The lower shows the extent of flooding of the western salt flats sufficient to create an ephemeral island — as shown by the rectangle. ]] Poopó Lake is a large saline lake located in a shallow depression in the Altiplano Mountains in Bolivia at an altitude of approximately 3,700 metres.

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Located at -18.55 -67.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Archaeological cultures of South America, Endorheic lakes of South America, Geography of Oruro Department, Lakes of Bolivia, Ramsar sites in Bolivia, Saline lakes

Huanuni tin mine

The Huanuni tin mine is a Bolivian mine 60 km south of Oruro on the way to Potosí, the Villa Imperial de Potosí, as the city was known in colonial times. The mine is situated in Bolivia's mining heartland. It was originally owned from the turn of the 20th century by Don Vicente J. Orlandini, who belonged to one of Bolivia's famous tin mining families, and also owner of El Porvenir-Cataricahua; the mine was later sold to Simón Iturri Patiño, the leading tin baron.

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Located at -18.28 -66.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Economy of Bolivia, Tin mines in Bolivia

Saucarí Province

Saucarí is a province in the central parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro.

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Located at -18.32 -67.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Oruro Department, Provinces of Bolivia