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Alcatambo Destination Guide

Touring Alcatambo in Bolivia

Alcatambo in the region of Potosí is located in Bolivia - some 57 mi or ( 91 km ) South-West of Sucre , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Alcatambo

Time in Alcatambo is now 12:17 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/La Paz " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Yamparaez, Yotala, Tonocare, Tarija, and Tarabuco. Being here already, consider visiting Yamparaez . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Alcatambo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

BOLIVIA. MINAS DE POTOSI. VIDEOS DE VIAJES AÑOS LUZ. DOCUMENTAL

8:33 min by aluzviajes
Views: 21948 Rating: 5.00

Viaje a las minas de Potosí en Bolivia ..

What is Overlanding?

4:09 min by DragomanTravel
Views: 16419 Rating: 5.00

Check out this short film all about the joys of getting off the beaten track overlanding with Dragoman ..


Blowing up Dynomite and Mining Cerro Rico, Potosi; Bolivia

6:45 min by Cvillemac
Views: 9768 Rating: 4.76

After purchasing dynamite at the local tienda, we head up into the mines of Cerro Rico, in Potosi, Bolivia that, at one time, was the riches source of Silver in the world making Potosi the wealthiest ..

Fiesta de Chutillos (1) Potosi, Bolivia ('94)

6:55 min by Maarten Fransz
Views: 4580 Rating: 5.00

Festivity of Chutillos in Potosi, Bolivia. This celebration takes place since the colonial time. In this festivity thousands of people accompained by typical music bands they dance to the caporales, m ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Khari Khari Lakes

The Khari Khari Lakes (Quechua, a thorny medical plant, a species of rubus, hispanicized spellings Cari Cari, Kari Kari, Kari-Kari) are two closely connected artificial lakes, San Ildefonso and San Pablo (now integrated into San Ildefonso) situated in the Khari Khari mountain range of Bolivia. The lakes lie about 8 km east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality, north east of the lakes San Sebastián and Planilla, two more artificial lakes nearby.

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Located at -19.60 -65.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Lakes of Potosí Department

National Mint of Bolivia

The National Mint of Bolivia (Spanish: Casa de la Moneda de Bolivia) or the Mint of Potosí is a mint located in the city of Potosí in Bolivia. It is from this mint that most of the silver shipped through the Spanish Main came. The coinage minted during its period became so well known in the world that a saying, memorialized by Miguel de Cervantes came into use: valer un potosí, "to be worth a potosí" (that is, "a fortune").

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Located at -19.59 -65.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Bolivian architecture, Coin mints, Government buildings completed in 1770, Numismatic museums, Potosí

Tomás Frías Autonomous University

The Tomás Frías Autonomous University (Universidad Autónoma Tomás Frías or UATF) is a public university located in Potosí, Bolivia. It was established in 1892.

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Located at -19.58 -65.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1892, Potosí Department, Universities in Bolivia

Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte

Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte, also known by its old name Estadio Mario Mercado Vaca Guzmán, is a multi-purpose stadium in Potosí, Bolivia. At an altitude of 3960 m above sea level, it is one of the world's highest situated stadiums. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Club Bamin Real Potosí. The stadium has a capacity of 32,000 people.

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Located at -19.58 -65.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Football venues in Bolivia, Multi-purpose stadiums in Bolivia

Q'umir Qucha

Q'umir Qucha (Quechua q'umir green, qucha lake, "green lake", hispanicized spelling Khomer Khocha) is a small artificial lake in Bolivia south east of Potosí. It is about 0.24 km long and 0.17 km at its widest point. The lake is part of the river basin of the upper Pillku Mayu. Q'umir Qucha is situated in the Anta Q'awa mountain range, the southern part of the Potosí mountain range in the Potosí Department in the north of the José María Linares Province.

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Located at -19.78 -65.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Lakes of Potosí Department