Coroico

Coroico is a country town in the department of La Paz in the South American Andes State of Bolivia.

Location in near space

Coroico is a central place of the district ( bolivian: Municipio) Coroico and the Prefecture of the province of Nor Yungas. The village lies at an altitude of 1751 m on a mountain spur above the valley of the Río Coroico.

Geography

Coroico is located in the transition region between the Altiplano and Cordillera Real to the west and the foothills of the Amazon lowlands to the east. The climate of the region is a typical diurnal climate, in which the mean temperature variation during the day is more distinct than in the course of the seasons.

The annual precipitation here in the subtropical Yungas is 1100 mm (see climate chart Coroico ) and has a distinct dry season from May to August and a rainy season from December to February. The monthly average temperatures vary only slightly between 20 ° C and 25 ° C, during the day it is summery warm and cool at night.

Traffic network

Coroico is located at a distance of 87 kilometers of road northeast of La Paz, the capital of the department.

From La Paz from the paved highway Route 3 leads in a northeasterly direction 52 miles to Cotapata. Directly behind Cotapata the road splits, the paved and newly developed route leads into the valley of the Rio Coroico and Santa Bárbara further 515 km to Trinidad to the Río Mamoré. The unpaved gravel road behind Cotapata, the Ruta de la muerte ( " Road of Death " ), which branches off from Route 3 to the southeast, a direct route to Coroico, is because they are dangerous but not recommended.

Population

The population of the city has increased in the past two decades by about a third:

Because of the historical demographic development in the municipality of Coroico, the Aymara population is predominant, 62.1 percent of the population speak the Aymara language.

Cityscape

The village is picturesquely situated a tourist center and has numerous restaurants, cafes and tourist accommodation on.

Economy

Since the mid- 1990s, a growing middle class of trade and the trader has developed. Drinking water for Coroico but must because of the ailing and poorly -developed pipeline system cumbersome to be brought in large containers by road from La Paz.