Viacha
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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.
factories in Bolivia, Cemento Viacha,' which is part of SOBOCE http://www.soboce.com/websoboce/principal.htm. Other sources of income for the city include agriculture
, mainly consisting of potatoes.
and Tiawanaku, makes it a cultural center for the Irohito-Urus. These descendants of the Incas have lived in this area for hundreds of years.
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...
, situated in 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 :...
in the La Paz Department. Viacha lies in the Altiplano
Altiplano
The Altiplano , in west-central South America, where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on Earth outside of Tibet...
, 22 km. Southwest of La Paz. Transportation to and from the city includes cars, buses, and a train.
Economy
Viacha is home to one of the largest cementCement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
factories in Bolivia, Cemento Viacha,' which is part of SOBOCE http://www.soboce.com/websoboce/principal.htm. Other sources of income for the city include agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, mainly consisting of potatoes.
Culture
The location of Viacha, which lies close to Lake TiticacaLake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca is a lake located on the border of Peru and Bolivia. It sits 3,811 m above sea level, making it the highest commercially navigable lake in the world...
and Tiawanaku, makes it a cultural center for the Irohito-Urus. These descendants of the Incas have lived in this area for hundreds of years.