Salinas de Garci Mendoza explained

Official Name:Salinas de Garci Mendoza
Pushpin Map:Bolivia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Salinas de Garcí Mendoza town in Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bolivia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1: Oruro Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Ladislao Cabrera Province
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:584
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-19.6375°N -67.6753°W
Elevation M:3732

Salinas de Garci Mendoza (formerly: Salinas de Thunupa) is a town in the Bolivian Oruro Department. It is the administrative center of Ladislao Cabrera Province and is located 280km (170miles) south-west of Oruro, the capital of the department. It is situated at an elevation of 3732m (12,244feet) at Caricha (4227abbr=on0abbr=on), 20 km north of the Tunupa stratovolcano. Salar de Coipasa,a salt lake, is 20 km north-west of Salinas de Garci Mendoza, and 15 km in south-eastern direction is Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt pan. Salinas de Garci Mendoza is the endpoint of the road from Chuquichamba via Andamarca and Aroma to Salinas de Garci Mendoza.

Salinas de Garci Mendoza bears the title "Capital of Quinoa" because of the intensive cultivation of the quinoa crop in this area.

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-19.6375°N -67.6753°W