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Paco Chico Destination Guide

Discover Paco Chico in Bolivia

Paco Chico in the region of Potosí is a town located in Bolivia - some 55 mi or ( 89 km ) South-West of Sucre , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Paco Chico

Local time in Paco Chico is now 06:21 AM (Sunday) . 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: Yamparaez, Totora Chico, Totora, Tarija, and Tarapoaya. When in this area, you might want to check out Yamparaez . 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 Paco Chico ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Bolivia Potosi Mines

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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

Tomás Frías Province

Tomás Frías is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Potosí which is also the capital of the department. The province is named after the former president Tomás Frías Ametller.

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Located at -19.39 -65.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Potosí Department, Provinces of Bolivia

Tarapaya Canton

Tarapaya is one of the cantons of the Potosí Municipality, the capital municipality of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. During the census of 2001 it had 1,042 inhabitants. Its seat is Tarapaya with a population of 11 in 2001. It is situated east of Tarapaya River.

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Located at -19.48 -65.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Cantons of Bolivia, Potosí Department

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

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 20 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1892, Potosí Department, Universities in Bolivia

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 20 km away
Tags: Bolivian architecture, Coin mints, Government buildings completed in 1770, Numismatic museums, Potosí