Machacamarca (Oruro)
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Machacamarca is a small town in the Pantaléon Dalence Province
in the Oruro Department
in Bolivia
. It is the seat of the Machacamarca Municipality as well as of the Machacamarca Canton. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 2,206. 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.
Machacamarca is the hispanicized spelling of , machaqa = new, marka = village, town: So the name means "New village" or "New town".
The people in the Machacamarca Municipality are mainly Quechua (80.7 %).
s and ruins.
Pantaléon Dalence Province
Pantaléon Dalence is a province in the eastern parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro.-Location:Pantaléon Dalence province is one of sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department...
in the Oruro Department
Oruro Department
Oruro is a department in Bolivia, with an area of 53,588 km². Its capital is the city of Oruro. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 391,870.- Provinces of Oruro :...
in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. It is the seat of the Machacamarca Municipality as well as of the Machacamarca Canton. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 2,206. The town is situated south of Oruro
Oruro, Bolivia
Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of 235,393 , located about equidistant between La Paz and Sucre at approximately 3710 meters above sea level. It is the capital of the department of Oruro....
near the south-eastern shore of Lake Uru Uru at the road and railway that lead to Poopó.
Machacamarca is the hispanicized spelling of , machaqa = new, marka = village, town: So the name means "New village" or "New town".
The people in the Machacamarca Municipality are mainly Quechua (80.7 %).
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, chullpaChullpa
A chullpa is an ancient Aymara funerary tower originally constructed for a noble person or noble family. The tallest are about 12m high. The tombs at Sillustani are most famous, but chullpas are found across the Altiplano in Peru and Bolivia...
s and ruins.