Machacamarca (Oruro)

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Machacamarca
Machaqa Marka
Town
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Machacamarca
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°10′S67°1′W / 18.167°S 67.017°W / -18.167; -67.017
CountryFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Department Oruro Department
Province Pantaléon Dalence Province
Municipality Machacamarca Municipality
Canton Machacamarca Canton
Elevation 12,231 ft (3,728 m)
Population (2001)
 • Total 2,206
Time zone BST (UTC-4)

Machacamarca is a small town in the Pantaléon Dalence Province in the Oruro Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Machacamarca Municipality and of the Machacamarca Canton. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 2,206. [1] The town is situated south of Oruro near the south-eastern shore of Lake Uru Uru at the road and railway that lead to Poopó.

Oruro Department Place in Oruro, Bolivia

Oruro is a department in Bolivia, with an area of 53,588 km2 (20,690 sq mi). Its capital is the city of Oruro. According to the 2012 census, the Oruro department had a population of 494,178.

Bolivia country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

Oruro, Bolivia City in Oruro Department, Bolivia

Oruro or Uru Uru is a city in Bolivia with a population of 264,683, about halfway between La Paz and Sucre in the Altiplano, approximately 3,709 meters (12,169 ft) above sea level.

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Machacamarca is the hispanicized spelling of Aymara : Machaqa Marka, machaqa = new, [2] marka = village, town: [3] So the name means "new village" or "new town".

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

The people in the Machacamarca Municipality are mainly Quechua (80.7%). [4]

Quechua people ethnic group

Quechua people or Quecha peoples, may refer to any or all speakers of the Quechua languages, which originated among the indigenous peoples of South America. Most Quechua speakers are native to Peru, although there are some significant populations living in Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.

Places of interest

Some of the tourist attractions of Machacamarca are the railway museum, the church in the colonial village of Sora Sora, hot springs, chullpas and ruins. [5]

Chullpa ancient Aymara funerary tower originally constructed for a noble person or noble family

A chullpa is an ancient Aymara funerary tower originally constructed for a noble person or noble family. Chullpas are found across the Altiplano in Peru and Bolivia. The tallest are about 12 metres (39 ft) high.

Rail-car in Machacamarca Railway Museum in Bolivia FCMU Rail-car 1.JPG
Rail-car in Machacamarca Railway Museum in Bolivia

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Machaqa Marka or Machaq Marka may refer to:

References

  1. ↑ National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia Archived 2011-09-24 at the Wayback Machine . (Spanish)
  2. ↑ www.katari.org (Aymara - Spanish) Machaqa: Nuevo.
  3. ↑ www.katari.org (Aymara - Spanish) Marka: Pueblo, ciudad.
  4. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
  5. ↑ Development plan of Machacamarca Municipality, 2006 (Spanish)

Coordinates: 18°10′19″S67°01′11″W / 18.1719°S 67.0197°W / -18.1719; -67.0197

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