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Villa Rivero
Country Bolivia
StateCochabamba Department
ProvincePunata Province
MunicipalityVilla Rivero Municipality (Muela Municipality)
CantonVilla Rivero Canton
Elevation
2,735 m (8,973 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
671
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)

Villa Rivero, Rivero, or Muela is a village in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It is the seat of the Villa Rivero Municipality (or Muela Municipality), the second municipal section of the Punata Province. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 671.[1] The population of Muela is not small considering Bolivia's population density of 8.9/km2 in 2001 census. As most of Bolivia territory this village is situated at high altitude, with near by glacial lakes at approximate 5 km est near Piscumayu. Aldo almost isolated from the world there are some houses which have satellite dishes. But this place is more about going out, enjoying fresh air and mountain excursions.

References

  1. ^ World Gazetteer Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine