Explore Roque Balsa in Bolivia
Roque Balsa in the region of Oruro is a town in Bolivia - some 149 mi or ( 239 km ) North-West of Sucre , the country's capital city .
Current time in Roque Balsa is now 05:58 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/La Paz " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Iquique, Arica, Toledo, Sucre, and Santo Tomas. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Iquique . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Roque Balsa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Bolivia Carnaval Tobas 2006
Short video of one of the many Tobas groups from Carnaval. ..
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Toledo, Oruro
Toledo (Oruro) is a small town in Bolivia.
Located at -18.18 -67.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Universidad Técnica de Oruro
The Universidad Técnica de Oruo (Oruro Technical University), or UTO, is one of ten public universities in Bolivia. It is located in the city of Oruro. The university was created on 15 October 1892 as Distrito Universitario de Oruro. It changed its name in 1937 to Universidad San Agustín and finally adopted its present name in 1941. One of UTO's most prestigious colleges is the "Facultad Nacional de Ingeniería" (National Engineering School).
Located at -17.99 -67.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Nor Carangas Province
Nor Carangas is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro.
Located at -17.97 -67.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Uru Uru Lake
Lake Uru Uru is a lake in the Oruro Department in Bolivia. It is fed by the Desaguadero River. It is situated at an elevation of 3,686 m, its surface area is 214 km². The lake is formed by the flow of the Desaguadero River at its mouth into the Lake Poopó, over the extensive sedimentation known as "Santo Tomás" from the small hermitage found there that was completely inundated. The formation dates to 1962. The river connects Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopó.
Located at -18.09 -67.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Oruro, Bolivia
Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of 235,393 (2010 calculation), located about equidistant between La Paz and Sucre at approximately 3710 meters above sea level. It is the capital of the department of Oruro. The city is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro. Oruro is subject to boom or bust cycles due to it dependence upon the mining industry, notably tin, tungsten (wolfram), silver and copper.
Located at -17.97 -67.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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