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Calasaya Destination Guide

Discover Calasaya in Bolivia

Calasaya in the region of Potosí is a town located in Bolivia - some 123 mi or ( 198 km ) South of Sucre , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Calasaya

Local time in Calasaya is now 05:28 PM (Thursday) . 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: San Salvador de Jujuy, Tocla, Tarija, Tambohuaico, and Sucre. When in this area, you might want to check out San Salvador de Jujuy . 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 Calasaya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Potosi Silbermine Besichtigung 2010 Woick

2:53 min by BerndWoick
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Potosi - vor ca. 400 Jahren eine der größten Städte der Welt und immer noch die größte Silbermine. 2 Stunden Abenteuer "unter Tage" die sich lohnen. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Santiago de Cotagaita

Cotagaita is a small town in Bolivia. In 2009 it had an estimated population of 1904.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -20.83 -65.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Potosí Department

Battle of Cotagaita

The Battle of Cotagaita was fought on October 27, 1810 during the Campaign of Upper Peru in the Argentine War of Independence when the troops of the Army of the North were sent by the Primera Junta government in Buenos Aires to the Alto Perú to fight the Royalists. It was the first skirmish of the Army of the North in this theatre. The battle was fought near the town of Santiago de Cotagaita, nowadays in Potosí Department in Bolivia.

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Located at -20.82 -65.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Battles involving Bolivia, Battles involving Spain, Battles of the Argentine War of Independence, Battles of the Bolivian War of Independence, Battles of the Spanish American wars of independence, Conflicts in 1810

Nor Chichas Province

Nor Chichas is a province in the Eastern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its seat is Cotagaita.

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Located at -20.57 -65.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Potosí Department, Provinces of Bolivia