Tarabuco
Sign in to saveTarabuco is a Bolivian town in the department of Chuquisaca, capital of the Yamparáez Province and its first section, Tarabuco Municipality. It is best known as the home of the Yampara culture. Its people host the Pujllay festival in March each year. Members of the local indigenous community gather for Mass, parade in their colorful traditional costumes, drink plenty of chicha, and celebrate.
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Place details
- Locality
- Municipio Tarabuco
- Region
- Chuquisaca
- Country
- Bolivia
- Population
- 2,428
- Timezone
- America/La_Paz
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Tarabuco
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280px
- 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
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Chuquisaca Department
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Yamparáez Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Tarabuco Municipality
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2001
- Settlement.population_total
- 2,442
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.timezone
- BOT
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Bolivia
- Located in
- Tarabuco Municipality
- Population
- 2442
- Elevation
- 3290
- Image
- Tarabuco market.jpg
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- Tarabuco
- different from
- Tarabuco Municipality
- P12749
- 1356
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
==See also== Oroncota, Yampara settlement and Inca fortress.
==References== Nystrom, Andrew, "Lonely Planet Bolivia," Lonely Planet 2004, pp. 227–228. Murphy, Alan, "Footprint Bolivia Handbook: The Travel Guide," 3rd ed., 2002, pp. 260–261. World-Gazetteer Reglamento de supervisión del acceso a las Autonomías Indígena Originario Campesinas
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