Covendo

Covendo is a village in the department of La Paz in the South American Andes State of Bolivia.

Location in near space

Covendo is a village in the administrative district ( bolivian: Municipio) Palos Blancos in the province of Sud Yungas and is located on the right bank of the Río Beni at the mouth of the Río Covendo.

Geography

Covendo is located in the Bolivian Yungas at an altitude of 516 m east of the Andes mountain range of the Cordillera Real, between the Cordillera de Cocapata and Voranden chain Sierra de Marimonos.

The mean average temperature of the region is over 26 ° C (see climate chart Covendo ), the monthly average values ​​vary only slightly between 24 ° C in June / July and 28 ° C during the summer months of October to March. The annual rainfall is nearly 1600 mm, the monthly rainfall less than 50 mm in the arid months of June and July, and at more than 200 mm from December to February.

Traffic network

Covendo lies at a distance of 281 kilometers of road northeast of La Paz, the capital of the department of the same name.

From La Paz highway Route 3 via Coroico and Caranavi in a northeasterly direction to the bridge over the Río Beni, from there 15 km further upstream to Palos Blancos and another 42 kilometers upstream past San Miguel de Huachi and Tucupi to Covendo.

Population

The population of the town has increased in recent decades to nearly twice: