Achacachi

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.

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Place details

Locality: Municipio Achacachi
Region: La Paz
Country: Bolivia
Population: 8,447
Timezone: America/La_Paz

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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
Settlement.pushpin_map: Bolivia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Bolivia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Bolivia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Admin. division
Settlement.subdivision_name1: La Paz Department
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Omasuyos Province
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Achacachi Municipality
Settlement.population_as_of: 2012 census
Settlement.population_total: 8857
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Population: 8857
Elevation: 3854
Image: Plaza de Achacachi, Bolivia.jpg

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Commons category: Achacachi
P12749: burial mound
twinned administrative body: Rome

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History of Achacachi
Location
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.