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Paco Grande Destination Guide

Discover Paco Grande in Bolivia

Paco Grande in the region of Potosí is a place located in Bolivia - some 52 mi or ( 84 km ) South-West of Sucre , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Paco Grande

Local time in Paco Grande is now 02:31 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/La Paz " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yamparaez, Yotala, Tarija, Tarapoaya, and Tarabuco. When in this area, 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 looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Paco Grande ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 ..

Potosi Silver Mine, Bolivia

5:51 min by belize91
Views: 396 Rating: 5.00

While in Bolivia we made atrip to Potosi, to explore and explode dynamite in a 500 year old operating mine, If you want to push the limits of your lungs it's a great trip ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 11 km away
Tags: Cantons of Bolivia, Potosí Department

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 12 km away
Tags: Potosí Department, Provinces of 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 17 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 17 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 18 km away
Tags: Bolivian architecture, Coin mints, Government buildings completed in 1770, Numismatic museums, Potosí