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Chananca Destination Guide

Delve into Chananca in Bolivia

Chananca in the region of Potosí is located in Bolivia - some 58 mi or ( 93 km ) South-West of Sucre , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Chananca

Local time in Chananca is now 02:27 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/La Paz " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Yamparaez, Vila Kkollu, Yotala, Tonocare, and Tarija. While being here, you might want to check out Yamparaez . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Chananca ? 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 ..

Bolivia Potosi Mines

9:57 min by SBAdventures
Views: 2149 Rating: 5.00

Is this the worst job in the world? This is a short clip of a tour of the Potosi Silver mines in Bolivia South America. andes-bolivia.ch ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 13 km away
Tags: Football venues in Bolivia, Multi-purpose stadiums in Bolivia

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 14 km away
Tags: Lakes of Potosí Department

Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport

Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Capitán Nicolas Rojas) is an airport serving the city of Potosí, in the Tomás Frías province of the Potosí department of Bolivia.

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Located at -19.54 -65.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Airports in Bolivia, Potosí Department