Viacha Municipality is the first municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Viacha.
Overview
Viacha Municipality is the first municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Viacha.
Division
The municipality is subdivided into seven cantons:
Chacoma Irpa Grande - 1,247 inhabitants (2001)
General José Ballivian - 452 inhabitants
Ichuraya Grande - 332 inhabitants
Irpuma Irpa Grande - 1,078 inhabitants
Viacha - 46,596 inhabitants
Villa Remedios - 1,449 inhabitants
Villa Santiago de Chacoma - 438 inhabitants
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.
Places of interest
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:
The town of Viacha
Viriloco lagoon, a small man made lake in Viacha Canton
Qalachaka bridge in Viacha Canton
"Virgen de Letanías" Sanctuary in Viacha Canton
"Pan de Azúcar" mountain in Viacha Canton
Fields of the Battle of Ingavi in Viacha Canton
