La Angostura Lake

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The Laguna La Angostura (Spanish angostura = " cornered " ) is an artificial lake in the province of Esteban Arce, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia and is the largest artificial lake in the country.

The dam is 18 km southeast of the provincial capital of Cochabamba at the output of the fertile plateau Valle Alto, next to the highway Ruta 7, which leads from here to the metropolis of Santa Cruz in the Bolivian lowlands.

Offered in partnership with the Government of Mexico finished as Represa México in 1945 dam irrigates an area of ​​5,500 ha today the dam served Prior to 1980, especially the irrigation of agricultural land in the La Mayca region below Cochabamba, since the construction of the new airport is the largest part of this region, however, cut off from La Angostura.

In addition to irrigation, the reservoir is now a major tourist attraction in the region, with opportunities for fishing and hunting and water sports.

More dams called La Angostura, there are both in Mexico and in Costa Rica and the United States.