Route 4 | ||||
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Ruta 4 | ||||
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Length | 1,657 km (1,030 mi) | |||
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West end | Tambo Quemado | |||
East end | Puerto Suárez, 10 km from Brazilian border | |||
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Country | Bolivia | |||
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Route 4 is a National Road in Bolivia. It is 1,657 kilometres in length, and crosses Bolivia from west to east, from the Cordillera Occidental on the Chilean border to the lowlands by the Brazilian border. [1]
Route 4 was declared part of the Bolivian National Road Network by Decree 25.134 of 31 August 1998.
Route 4 encompasses the departments of Oruro, La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz. It begins in the west as a continuation of the Chilean Ruta 11, at Tambo Quemado and terminates in the east in the town of Puerto Suárez. From here, Puerto Busch is accessible.
Roue 4 was declared part of the Bolivian National Road Network by Decree 25.134 of 31 August 1998. [2]
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Transport in Bolivia is mostly by road. The railways were historically important in Bolivia, but now play a relatively small part in the country's transport system. Because of the country's geography, aviation is also important.
Cochabamba, from Quechua qucha or qhucha, meaning "lake", pampa meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the "granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products from its geographical position. It has an area of 55,631 km2. Its population in the 2012 census was 1,758,143. Its capital is the city of Cochabamba, known as the "City of Eternal Spring" and "The Garden City" because of its spring-like temperatures all year.
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The Bolivian rail network has had a peculiar development throughout its history.
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Route 7 is a national road in the South American Andean state of Bolivia.
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