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Villazón is a town in southern Bolivia, on the border with Argentina.It sits directly across La Quiaca River from La Quiaca in Argentina. The town is a busy trading hub, with large quantities of goods flowing north.
Modesto Omiste province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 21° 39' and 22° 06' South and between 65° 10' and 66° 08' West.In the north it borders Sud Chichas Province, in the east Tarija Department, in the south and south-west the Republic of Argentina.
According to the National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (INE), [1] a city is classified as an area where the city limits are identifiable, and its local government is recognized. [2]
La Quiaca River (Spanish: Río La Quiaca), also known as Villazón River, is a river of reduced flow on the border between Argentina and Bolivia.It is highly contaminated in its passage through the cities of La Quiaca and Villazón, on its right and left margins, respectively.
The Horacio Guzmán International Bridge is a bridge that links the city of La Quiaca, Jujuy Province, Argentina, with the city of Villazón, in the Potosí Department of Bolivia, crossing the La Quiaca River.
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Climate data for Tupiza, elevation 2,956 m (9,698 ft) (1974–2005) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F)
Potosi; Tinku – A local combat ritual and agricultural fertility rite; El Tio; Mapuche silver finery; Cervecería Potosina, one of few Bolivian breweries; The Devil's Miner, 2005 documentary film follows a fourteen-year-old boy, who along with his twelve-year-old brother work in the mines near Potosí. Great Potosi Mint Fraud of 1649