Tarata, Cochabamba

Tarata is a country town in the Cochabamba Department in the South American Andes State of Bolivia.

Location in near space

Tarata is the seat of the administration of the province Esteban Arce and is located in the municipality of Tarata on the 490 km ² large fertile plateau of the Valle Alto. The village lies at an altitude of 2766 m south of the dam La Angostura.

Geography

Tarata is located in the transition zone between the Andes mountain range of the Cordillera Central and the Bolivian lowlands. The mean average temperature of the region is about 18 ° C (see climate chart Cochabamba ) and varies only slightly between 14 ° C in June / July and 20 ° C in October / November. Annual precipitation is only around 450 mm, with a pronounced dry season from May to September, with monthly rainfall less than 10 mm, and a humidity season from December to February 90 to 120 mm month precipitation.

Traffic network

Tarata lies at a distance of 36 kilometers of road southeast of Cochabamba, the capital of the department of the same name.

From Cochabamba the paved highway Ruta 7 results in a southeasterly direction 18 miles to the dam of La Angostura, from where a dirt road for another 18 kilometers further south to Tarata.

Population

The population of the city has increased in the past two decades by about 40 percent:

Due to the historically evolved population distribution, the region has a high proportion of Quechua population in the municipality of Tarata 91.7 percent of the population speak the Quechua language.

Famous sons and daughters of the town

Tarata is the birthplace of the following personalities:

• Esteban Arce
• René Barrientos
• Mariano Melgarejo