Vallegrande
Sign in to saveVallegrande (Spanish, meaning 'Big Valley') is a small colonial town in Bolivia, located in the Department of Santa Cruz, some southwest of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. It is the capital of the Vallegrande Province and Vallegrande Municipality and serves as a regionally important market town.
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Place details
- Locality
- Municipio Vallegrande
- Region
- Santa Cruz
- Country
- Bolivia
- Population
- 8,422
- Timezone
- America/La_Paz
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Vallegrande
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Vallegrande Province.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Bolivia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Bolivia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Vallegrande
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Vallegrande
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Bolivia
- Located in
- Vallegrande
- Population
- +6000
- Elevation
- +2030
- Capital of
- Vallegrande
- Image
- Plaza Principal de la ciudad de Vallegrande (Santa Cruz - Bolivia).jpg
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Overview
- Climate
- Climate
- Economy
- Transport
- Personalities
- Che Guevara
- Edil Casiano Sandoval Morón.
- See also
- References
- External links
==Economy== The main industries in the area revolve around agriculture and its derived products. The region is mainly dedicated to the production of grains such as corn and wheat, and fruits such as peaches, apples, grapes, pears, chirimoyas and plums. Among the value added products the most important are homemade bread, chamas, fruit liquor, wine, handmade rugs, and other handcrafts.
==Transport== Vallegrande can be accessed via a spur road branching off the (old, southern) Santa Cruz to Cochabamba highway and has an airstrip off Av Circunvalación 2do Anillo.