Desaguadero, Bolivia-Peru Explained

Official Name:Desaguadero
Native Name:Huchusuma
Chakamarka
Pushpin Map:Peru#Bolivia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Puno Region (PE)
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Chucuito Province (PE)
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Desaguadero District (PE)
Subdivision Type4:Department
Subdivision Name4:La Paz Department (BO)
Subdivision Type5:Province
Subdivision Name5:Ingavi Province (BO)
Subdivision Type6:Municipality
Subdivision Name6:Desaguadero Municipality (BO)
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Gumercindo Pari Escobar (2014-2018) (PE)
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Wilfredo Acarapi Aruquipa (2015-2020) (BO)
Established Title:Foundation
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:2219
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone2:BOT
Utc Offset2:-4
Coordinates:-16.5667°N -69°W
Elevation M:3827
Website:munidesaguadero.gob.pe

Desaguadero (Spanish for "channel, drain for drawing off superfluous water") or Chaka Marka (Aymara and Quechua for "bridge village") is a town on the Bolivian-Peruvian border. On the Bolivian side it is situated in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Desaguadero Municipality, Desaguadero Canton. On the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region, Chucuito Province, Desaguadero District. Both parts of the town are united by a binational bridge.

The town is located 86 km from La Paz, 146 km from Puno city and 190 km from Juliaca.

Climate

Desaguadero has a tropical subalpine climate (Cwc).

References

-16.5667°N -71°W