City Cochabamba - Bolivia

Cochabamba is a Bolivian city, capital of the homonymous department and of the province of Cercado, being at present the third city in economic importance of Bolivia. It is located in the center of the country, located in the valley of the same name.

• Official Name: Cochabamba
• Department: Cochabamba
• Province: Cercado
• Foundation: August 15, 1571 (Gerónimo Osorio)
• Surface: 348 km²
• Population: 630,587 hab.
• Density: 1.812 hab / km²
• Gentilicio: Cochabambino / a
• Time zone: UTC-4
• Telephone Area Code: +591 4

Cercado is the official name used to designate the old territory that covers the entire Cochabamba valley or Kanata valley, where in 1571 the Villa de Oropeza was founded, which today is the city of Cochabamba.

The Municipality of Cochabamba is located in a small valley formed by the provinces of Cercado, Quillaquollo and a part of the Chapare (Sacaba), also known as the central valley.

According to José Macedonio Urquidi, Cochabamba is an original name of Quechua "kjocha" which means puddle or lagoon and "pampa" plain or flat ground.

The climate of the Cochabamba Valley is the most ideal of all Bolivia, since it is stable and constantly temperate, varies from winter to summer, but without extremes, as it happens in the other cities of the country, the climate varies between 10º C to 30ºC .

Historical background

The Cercado province was created as Administrative Unit of the department of Cochabamba, by Supreme Decree on October 9, 1855, during the presidency of General Jorge Cordova. It was established as a city by order of the Viceroy Francisco de Toledo, given to Captain Jerónimo de Osorio who founded the "Villa de Oropeza" on August 15, 1571 in the territory called Kocha - Pampa populated by the Indians of Kanata.

Today the city of Cochabamba, is one of the most modern cities of Bolivia, which holds the titles of the city of "Eternal Spring and Cochabamba Única"; It is a competitive, productive, attractive and thriving city that offers visitors an unforgettable place thanks to the diversity of its attractions and the hospitality of its people.

Attractions

- Natural places

- Urban Heritage - architectural

- Churches and convent

- Museums and exhibition centers

- Traditional streets and neighborhoods

- Festivities.

How to get

Air and land route.