COCHABAMBA

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COCHABAMBA , a city of Bolivia,

capital

CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

of the department of the same name and of the province of Cercado, situated on the Rocha, a small tributary of the Guapay river, in lat. 17 27' S. and long. 65 46' W. Pop. (1900) 21,886, mostly Indians and mestizos. The city stands in a broad valley of the Bolivian

plateau

PLATEAU (a French
term
- TERM
, older platel, for a flat piece of wood, metal, &c., from plat, flat)
PLATEAU, JOSEPH
ANTOINE
- ANTOINE, ANDRE (1858- )
FERDINAND (1801-1883)

, 8400 ft. above sea-level, overshadowed by the snow-clad heights of Tunari and Larati, 291 M. north-north-west of

Sucre

SUCRE, or CHUQUISACA

and 132 M.

east

EAST
EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

-north-

east

EAST
EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

of Oruro, with both of which places it is connected by rough mountain roads. A subsidized stage-coach line runs to Oruro. A

contract

for a railway between the two cities was made in 1906, connecting with the Antofagasta and

Arica

ARICA (SAN MARCOS DE ARICA)

lines. The climate is mild and temperate, and the surrounding country fertile and cultivated. Cochabamba is often described as the most progressive city of Bolivia, but it has been held back by its isolated situation. The warehouses of the city are well supplied with foreign goods, and

trade

is active in spite of high prices. The city is provided with telegraphic communication via Oruro, and enjoys a large part of the Amazon

trade

through some small river ports on tributaries of the Mamore. The city is regularly laid out, and contains many attractive residences surrounded by gardens. It is an episcopal city (since 1847), containing many churches, four conventual establishments, and a missionary college of the " Propaganda Fide " for the conversion of Indians. The city has a university and two colleges, but they are poorly equipped and receive very little support from the government. Cochabamba was founded in the 16th century, and for a time was called Oropesa. It took an active part in the " war of independence," the women distinguishing themselves in an attack on the Spanish camp in 1815, and some of them being put to death in 1818 by the Spanish forces. In 1874 the city was seized and partly destroyed by Miguel Aguirre, but in general its isolated situation has been a

protection

PROTECTION

against the disorders which have convulsed Bolivia since her independence.

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