Orinoca
Orinoca is a small town in the Bolivian Oruro Department.
Orinoca | |
|---|---|
  Orinoca Location in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 18°58′02″S 67°15′30″W | |
| Country |  |
| Department | Oruro Department |
| Province | Sud Carangas Province |
| Elevation | 12,428 ft (3,788 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 163 |
Orinoca has 163 inhabitants[1] (2001) and is the administrative center of Orinoca District. It is located at 18°58′02″S 67°15′30″W, 3,788 m above sea-level, 185 km south of the department's capital, Oruro, and 20 km west of Lake Poopó. The second-largest lake in Bolivia was dried up as of December 2015, except for a few marshy patches, and officials do not know if it can recover from an extended drought.[2][3]
Orinoca is accessible by road, and a bus service that serves the town twice a week.
The village of Isallavi in the Orinoca District is the birthplace of Evo Morales, the President of Bolivia since 2006.
References
- Localidades
- Mercado, David. "Lake Poopo Dries Up". Reuters. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015.
- Paskevics, Emily (19 December 2015). "Lake Poopó, Second Largest In Bolivia, Dries Up Completely". Headlines & Global News (HNGN). Archived from the original on 9 February 2016.
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