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Tucumillas Destination Guide

Discover Tucumillas in Bolivia

Tucumillas in the region of Tarija is a place located in Bolivia - some 170 mi or ( 273 km ) South of Sucre , the country's capital .

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Local time in Tucumillas is now 11:41 AM (Sunday) . 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: Salta, Tomatas, Tarija, Sucre, and Santa Cruz de la Sierra. When in this area, you might want to check out Salta . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Tucumillas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Iscayachi

Iscayachi is a sparsely populated town on the Bolivian Altiplano, located at the Villazon Junction north of Tarija, at an elevation of 3,426 meters. The population is reported to be 1,153. The name Iscayachi is probably derived from the Quechua word Iskaychay, meaning: to divide in two. The reason for this name is not immediately obvious, but could refer to several things, the most likely being the road, which splits in two at the junction.

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Located at -21.48 -64.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Tarija Department

San Lorenzo, Tarija

San Lorenzo is a town in the Tarija Department in Bolivia.

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Located at -21.42 -64.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Tarija Department

Guadalquivir River (Bolivia)

The Guadalquivir River is a river in Bolivia. It is a tributary of the Río Grande de Tarija, which flows into the Bermejo River and the Paraguay River. The river flows by the city of Tarija.

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Located at -21.40 -64.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Rivers of Tarija Department, Tributaries of the Paraguay River

Tarija

Tarija or San Bernardo de la Frontera de Tarixa is a city in southern Bolivia. Founded in 1574, Tarija is both the capital and largest city within the Tarija Department, with an airport offering regular service to primary Bolivian cities, as well as a regional bus terminal with domestic and international connections. Its climate is Mediterranean (similar to the Bolivian cities of Cochabamba and Sucre), in contrast to the harsh cold of the Altiplano and humid heat of the Amazon Basin.

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Located at -21.53 -64.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1574, Populated places in the Tarija Department

Battle of la Tablada de Tolomosa

The Battle of la Tablada de Tolomosa was fought on 15 April 1817 near the town of Tarija in Southern Bolivia between the royalist forces under colonel Mateo Ramírez and independentist local forces under Eustaquio Méndez allied with the Army of the North under Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid. The principal caudillos directing the militias were Méndez, José María Avilés and colonel Francisco Pérez de Uriondo, one of the Tarijan's commanders allied with General Güemes' guerrillas.

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Located at -21.58 -64.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1817 in Bolivia, Battles involving Bolivia, Battles of the Argentine War of Independence, Battles of the Bolivian War of Independence, Battles of the Spanish American wars of independence, Conflicts in 1817