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Cochabamba
Cochabamba, Bolivia · South America
About Cochabamba
Cochabamba sits on the route: 15 minutes from Tiquipaya.
Cochabamba is in Bolivia, with about 840,000 people. The nearest town is Tiquipaya, about 8 km away.
Cochabamba (Aymara and Quechua: Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 661,484 according to the 2024 Bolivian census. Its name is from a compound ofRead more
the Quechua words qucha "lake" and pampa, "open plain." Residents of the city and the surrounding areas are commonly referred to as cochalas or, more formally, cochabambinos.
It is known as the "City of Eternal Spring" or "The Garden City" because of its spring-like temperatures all year round. It is also known as "La Llajta," which means "town" in Quechua. It is the largest urban center between the higher capital of La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra in the tropical plains of the east. It sits south-west of the Tunari mountains, and north of the foothills of the Valle Alto. In antiquity, the area featured numerous lakes, which gave the city its name. Many of these lakes have since disappeared to urban development, but Coña Coña and Alalay lakes are extant examples. It has been a populated settlement since the Pre-Inca period, and is today an important cultural, educational, political, and commercial centre.
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Cochabamba is in Cochabamba, Bolivia, about 8 km from Tiquipaya.
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- Population
- 841,276
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Bolivia
- Region
- Cochabamba
- Timezone
- America/La_Paz
- Coordinates
- -17.3819, -66.1599
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