Sapecho

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

Location in near space

Sapecho is located in the province of Sud Yungas and is a central location in the Canton Sapecho and second largest town in the county ( bolivian: Municipio) Palos Blancos. The village lies at an altitude of 414 m on the right bank of the Alto Beni just below the mouth of the Río Boopi.

Geography

Sapecho is located in the Bolivian Yungas east of the Andes mountain range of the Cordillera Real. The region has a pronounced diurnal climate in which the mean temperature fluctuations during the day be more pronounced as the year progresses.

The mean average temperature in the region is 28 ° C, the annual precipitation is nearly 1600 mm (see climate chart Palos Blancos ). The monthly average temperatures vary only slightly between 25 ° C in June / July and 29 ° C from October to March. The monthly rainfall less than 50 mm during the months of June and July, and at more than 200 mm from December to February.

Traffic network

Sapecho lies at a distance of 229 kilometers of road from 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 five kilometers upriver to Sapecho. The Ruta 3 achieved in the course by 372 kilometers at Trinidad the Río Mamoré.

Sapecho has a bus stop with a connection to La Paz There are many taxis ( Litoral or TRUFI called ), the trip takes about six hours.

Population

The population of the town has risen in the past two decades to nearly three times:

Since a considerable part of the population of the region is migrated in the 1960s and 1970s from the Altiplano, the region has a significant share of Aymara population in the municipality of Palos Blancos 33.8 % of the population speak the Aymara language.

Economy

In Sapecho there are two companies, the companies Ecotop and El Ceibo. Ecotop is an agricultural and forestry consulting company with a focus on sustainable farming systems. El Ceibo is a certified Fair Trade cocoa cooperative, which operates a processing plant in Sapecho.