Mizque

Mizque ( Quechua: Misk'i ) is a country town in the Cochabamba Department in the South American Andes State of Bolivia.

The town was founded on September 20, 1603 by the Spaniards, their name comes from the word misk'i in the Quechua language and means " sweet mild".

Location in near space

Mizque is the central place of the district ( bolivian: Municipio) Mizque and seat of the administration of the province Mizque. The village lies at an altitude of 2014 m in the valley of the Río Uyuchama in the mountain range of the Cordillera Oriental.

Geography

Mizque lies between the mountain ranges of the Cordillera Oriental and the Cordillera Central. The climate is characterized by year-round spring-like temperatures and low rainfall.

The average annual temperature of the region is about 20 ° C (see climate chart Mizque ) and an annual rainfall of 550 mm. The warmest month is November with an average of just over 22 ° C, coldest months are June and July with about 17 ° C. From April to October, dry season with rainfall less than 25 mm, wettest months in the long-term average, the months of December to February, with more than 100 mm.

Traffic network

Mizque is located at a distance of 150 kilometers of road southeast of Cochabamba, the capital of the department.

The city is located on a fairly well-maintained dirt road that leads to the northwest through the Valle Alto to Cochabamba, on the other side as a trunk road Ruta 23 south to Aiquile and on to Sucre. The village has a nearly daily bus to Cochabamba.

Mizque also lies on the railway line Cochabamba Aiquile. However, the station is on the other side of the river and is very cumbersome accessible for residents. Most inhabitants of the city is unknown, that runs on the railway line three times per week in each direction a Ferrobus. The journey with the Ferrobus to and from Cochabamba takes about twice as long as a bus.

Population

The population of the town has risen in the past two decades to double:

Sons and daughters of the community

• Casimira Rodríguez, first Bolivian Minister of Quechua origin