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La Palca Destination Guide

Explore La Palca in Bolivia

La Palca in the region of Potosí is a town in Bolivia - some 55 mi or ( 89 km ) West of Sucre , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of La Palca

Current time in La Palca is now 01:30 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/La Paz " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yamparaez, Viluyo, Tocori, Tarija, and Tarabuco. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yamparaez . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in La Palca ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

CARNAVAL MACHEÑO, COMPARSA LIBRES EN DESPEDIDA

0:22 min by widenarmando
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''Carnaval carnavalcito dame tu corasoncito, Dame tu coranzoncito si quiera por un ratito'' ..

Carnaval macheño 2011 cd1part4 1

7:09 min by machavideos
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Carnaval de Macha - marzo 2011 Mas videos,imagenes, y descargas de todos los videos en www.pueblomacha.es.tl ..


mountian climbing at Huayna Potosi Bolivia

0:27 min by budwegadventures
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The three day adventure has many interesting moments. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Santiago de Macha

Santiago de Macha or Macha is a Bolivian locality in the department of Potosí, Chayanta Province, Colquechaca Municipality, Macha Canton. Macha had a population of 1,850 in 2001 and the canton was inhabited by 8,769 people. Most of the young adults works abroad, and the marketplace of the village opens only on Sunday. The main economic activity of Macha is subsistence agriculture.

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Located at -18.82 -66.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Potosí Department

Colquechaca

Colquechaca is a small town in Bolivia. In 2009 it has an estimated population of 1753. It is the highest city in Bolivia, at 4,180 metres above sea level.

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Located at -18.70 -66.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Potosí Department

Battle of Ayohuma

The Battle of Ayohuma ("dead man's head" in Quechua) was an action fought on 14 November 1813, during the second Upper Peru Campaign of the Argentine War of Independence. The republican forces of the Army of the North, led by General Manuel Belgrano were defeated by the royalists, commanded by Joaquín de la Pezuela.

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Located at -18.86 -66.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1813 in Bolivia, 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 1813

Chayanta Province

Chayanta is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Colquechaca.

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Located at -18.73 -65.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Potosí Department, Provinces of Bolivia