San Buenaventura, La Paz Explained

Official Name:San Buenaventura, La Paz
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:La Paz Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:San Buenaventura Municipality
Seat Type:Seat
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:President
Established Title:Foundation
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:2264
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
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San Buenaventura is a little town in northern Bolivia, on the west bank of Beni River, opposite the town Rurrenabaque on the east bank. The two towns are connected with a ferry.

The area is in the Amazon Basin, and San Buenaventura is the access to the Madidi National Park, where the local vegetation is rainforest.

San Buenaventura is in the La Paz Department, and the town is the seat of the San Buenaventura Municipality.

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