Achacachi
Sign in to saveAchacachi is a town on the Altiplano plateau in the South American Andes in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the capital of the Omasuyos Province.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Achacachi
- Settlement.native_name
- Jach'ak'achi
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Feria en Achacachi, Bolivia.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Market in Achacachi
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- Bolivia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
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- Location in Bolivia
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Bolivia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Admin. division
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- La Paz Department
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- Province
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Bolivia
- Located in
- Omasuyos Province
- Population
- +8857
- Elevation
- +3854
- Capital of
- Omasuyos Province
- Image
- Plaza de Achacachi, Bolivia.jpg
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Article
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- History of Achacachi
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- Notable people
- Partner city
- Climate
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Achacachi is a town on the Altiplano plateau in the South American Andes in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the capital of the Omasuyos Province.
==History of Achacachi== Achacachi, as an establishment, existed before the arrival of the Spaniards, as shown by descriptions that were made on "cronicas" and "relaciones" (official papers written by authorities) by royal or ecclesiastical Spanish authorities. Achacachi was the capital of a colla "señorio" called Pacasa, in the "Umasuyus" (from Aymara: "shore side") region, which was located alongside the East of Lake Intikjarka (Titicaca) in the Peru-Bolivian plateau.