Achacachi

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Achacachi Achakachi
Achacachi Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°02′40″S 68°41′06″W / 16.04444°S 68.685°W / -16.04444; -68.685
Country	Bolivia
Admin. division	La Paz Department
Province	Omasuyos Province
Municipality	Achacachi Municipality
Population (2001)
- Total	7,540

Achacachi is a town on the Altiplano plateau in the South American Andes in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the capital of the Omasuyos Province.

Contents 1 History of Achacachi 2 Location 3 Partner city 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History of Achacachi

Achacachi as urban establishment already existed before the arrival of the Spaniards, as we can see in the descriptions that were made on "cronicas" and "relaciones" (official papers written by authorities) by real or ecclesiastical Spaniards authorities. Achacachi was the capital of a colla "señorio" called Pacasa, in the "Umasuyus" (from Aymara: "shore side") region, which was located alongside the East of Lake Intikjarka (Titicaca) in the Peru-Bolivian plateau.

[edit] Location

Achacachi is situated at an elevation of 3,854 m or 12.647 feet amsl on the Achacachi-peninsula on the eastern shores of Lake Titicaca, 96 km northwest of the capital La Paz.

[edit] Partner city

• - Rome, Italy

Coordinates: 16°02′40″S 68°41′06″W / 16.04444°S 68.685°W / -16.04444; -68.685

[edit] References

• www.ine.gov.bo

[edit] External links

• Achacachi

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