- Desaguadero Municipality
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Desaguadero Municipality is the fourth municipal section of Ingavi Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Desaguadero.
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Division
The municipality consists of the following two cantons:[1]
- Desaguadero - 4.194 inhabitants (2001)
- San Juan de Huancollo - 787 inhabitants
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[2]
Ethnic group % Quechua 1.3 Aymara 92.9 Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.2 Not indigenous 5.6 Other indigenous groups 0.1 Languages
The languages spoken in the Desaguadero Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.
Language Inhabitants Quechua 74 Aymara 3,831 Guaraní 2 Another native 0 Spanish 3,806 Foreign 21 Only native 959 Native and Spanish 2,902 Only Spanish 905 Places of interest
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[3]
- The international fair of Desaguadero on the Peruvian border
- Desaguadero River with its avifauna and native Aymara and Uru communities along its banks. The river runs along the entire Altiplano.
References
- ^ National Institute of Statistic in Bolivia
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
- ^ www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Tourist guide by the government of the department
- obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
External links
La Paz Department 
Capital: La Paz Provinces Abel Iturralde • Aroma • Bautista Saavedra • Caranavi • Camacho • Franz Tamayo • Gualberto Villarroel • Ingavi • Inquisivi • José Manuel Pando • Larecaja • Loayza • Los Andes • Manco Kapac • Murillo • Muñecas • Nor Yungas • Omasuyos • Pacajes • Sud Yungas
Municipalities
(and seats)Achacachi (Achacachi) • Achocalla (Achocalla) • Alto Beni (Caserío Nueve) • Ancoraimes (Ancoraimes) • Apolo (Apolo) • Aucapata (Aucapata) • Ayata (Ayata) • Ayo Ayo (Ayo Ayo) • Batallas (Batallas) • Cairoma (Cairoma) • Cajuata (Cajuata) • Calacoto (Calacoto) • Calamarca (Calamarca) • Caquiaviri (Caquiaviri) • Caranavi (Caranavi) • Catacora (Catacora) • Chacarilla (Chacarilla) • Charaña (Charaña) • Chulumani (Chulumani) • Chuma (Chuma) • Collana (Collana) • Colquencha (Colquencha) • Colquiri (Colquiri) • Comanche (Comanche) • Combaya (Combaya) • Copacabana (Copacabana) • Coripata (Coripata) • Coro Coro (Coro Coro) • Coroico (Coroico) • Curva (Curva) • Desaguadero (Desaguadero) • El Alto (El Alto) • Escoma (Escoma) • General Juan José Pérez (Charazani) • Guanay (Guanay) • Guaqui (Guaqui) • Huarina (Huarina) • Ichoca (Ichoca) • Inquisivi (Inquisivi) • Irupana (Irupana) • Ixiamas (Ixiamas) • Jesús de Machaca (Jesús de Machaca) • La Asunta (La Asunta) • La Paz (La Paz) • Laja (Laja) • Licoma Pampa (Licoma) • Luribay (Luribay) • Malla (Malla) • Mapiri (Mapiri) • Mecapaca (Mecapaca) • Mocomoco (Mocomoco) • Nazacara de Pacajes (Nazacara) • Palca (Palca) • Palos Blancos (Palos Blancos) • Papel Pampa (Papel Pampa) • Patacamaya (Patacamaya) • Pelechuco (Pelechuco) • Pucarani (Pucarani) • Puerto Acosta (Puerto Acosta) • Puerto Carabuco (Puerto Carabuco) • Puerto Pérez (Puerto Perez) • Quiabaya (Quiabaya) • Quime (Quime) • San Andrés de Machaca (San Andrés de Machaca) • San Buenaventura (San Buenaventura) • San Pedro de Curahuara (San Pedro de Curahuara de Carangas) • San Pedro de Tiquina (San Pedro de Tiquina) • Santiago de Callapa (Callapa) • Santiago de Huata (Santiago de Huata) • Santiago de Machaca (Santiago de Machaca) • Sapahaqui (Sapahaqui) • Sica Sica (Sica Sica) • Sorata (Sorata) • Tacacoma (Tacacoma) • Taraco (Taraco) • Teoponte (Teoponte) • Tiwanaku (Tiwanaku) • Tipuani (Tipuani) • Tito Yupanqui (Tito Yupanqui) • Umala (Umala) • Umanata (Umanata) • Viacha (Viacha) • Waldo Ballivián (Tumarapi) • Yaco (Yaco) • Yanacachi (Yanacachi)
Mountains Alpamayo Chico • Condoriri • Anallajsi • Ancohuma • Chachacomani • Chacaltaya • Illampu • Illimani • Huayna Potosí • MururataProtected areas Apolobamba • Cotapata • Madidi • Pilón Lajas
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