Jesús de Machaca
Encyclopedia
Jesús de Machaca is a location in the La Paz Department
La Paz Department (Bolivia)
The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises with a 2001 census population of 2,350,466 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with Peru. It contains the mighty Cordillera Real that reaches altitudes of . Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the Yungas,...

, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

. It is the seat of the Jesús de Machaca Municipality
Jesús de Machaca Municipality
Jesús de Machaca Municipality is the sixth municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It was created by Law No. 2351 on May 7, 2002, during the presidency of Jorge Quiroga Ramírez...

, the sixth municipal section
Municipalities of Bolivia
Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality...

 of the Ingavi Province
Ingavi Province
Ingavi is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Viacha.- Subdivision :Ingavi Province is divided into seven municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons.- Population :...

, and of the Jesús de Machaca Canton. In 2001 it had a population of 396.

Transport

There are daily buses from El Alto
El Alto
At one time merely a suburb of adjacent La Paz, Bolivia, on the Altiplano highlands, the city of El Alto is today one of Bolivia's largest and fastest-growing urban centers. As of the 2001 census, the population was 649,958. In 2010, the population may be nearly 900,000, or more. The city contains...

 to Jesús de Machaca. 'The trip takes about three hours. Part of the road is paved.
  • El Alto - Viacha
    Viacha
    Viacha is a city in Bolivia, situated in the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department. Viacha lies in the Altiplano, 22 km. Southwest of La Paz. Transportation to and from the city includes cars, buses, and a train.- Economy :...

    (23 km).
  • Viacha - Chama (42 km).
  • Chama - Jesús de Machaca (23.5 km).

External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK