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Murguillos in the region of Oruro is a place in Bolivia - some 150 mi or ( 241 km ) North-West of Sucre , the country's capital city .

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Time in Murguillos is now 02:10 PM (Sunday) . 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, Toledo, Tinta, and Sucre. Since you are here already, consider visiting Iquique . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Murguillos ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Nor Carangas Province

Nor Carangas is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro.

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Located at -17.97 -67.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Oruro Department, Provinces of Bolivia

Toledo, Oruro

Toledo (Oruro) is a small town in Bolivia.

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Located at -18.18 -67.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Oruro Department

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 18 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 21 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1606, Populated places in the Oruro Department, Tin mines in Bolivia

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.

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Located at -18.09 -67.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Geography of Oruro Department, Lakes of Bolivia