Caranavi

Caranavi

Caranavi

Place in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Caranavi is the capital of the Caranavi Province in the Yungas region of Bolivia.

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On 23 December 2009, part of the province was detached from the municipality of Caranavi to become the municipality of Alto Beni.[3]

Geography

Caranavi is north of Coroico, on the road from La Paz to Rurrenabaque. It is in mountainous terrain at the confluence of the Yara and Coroico Rivers.

References

  1. [1]
    www.ine.gov.bo Archived October 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine - National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (in Spanish)
  2. [2]
    Google Maps - Caranavi
  3. [3]
    Entre 2005 y 2009 se crearon 10 nuevos municipios en Bolivia Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine


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