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  2. Cochabamba - Wikipedia

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    Cochabamba was the first place rugby union in Bolivia was formally established. Cochabamba was featured as a location in the story in the 1983 film, Scarface. Powerful drug lord Alejandro Sosa resided there, governed large coca plantations and owned cocaine labs whereupon further refining, would be shipped to Tony Montana in Florida.

  3. List of highest large cities - Wikipedia

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    El Alto in Bolivia is the highest-altitude city in the world. This list of the highest cities in the world includes only cities with a population greater than 100,000 inhabitants and an average height above sea level over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).

  4. Cristo de la Concordia - Wikipedia

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    Standing 265 metres (869 ft) above the city of Cochabamba, the statue rises 2,840.00 metres (9,317.59 ft) above sea level. Upon its completion, it became the largest statue of Jesus Christ in the world, surpassing the one it was modeled after. [1] It weighs approximately 2,200 tonnes (2,200,000 kg).

  5. Geography of Bolivia - Wikipedia

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    The valley floors range from 2,000 to 3,000 metres above sea level, and this lower elevation means milder temperatures than those of the Altiplano. The cities of Sucre, Cochabamba and the upper area of Tarija department, are located in basins of this vast region.

  6. If you measure altitude above mean sea level, then the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter) Mount Everest, which straddles the border between Tibet and Nepal, is clearly the world’s highest.

  7. List of South American cities by elevation - Wikipedia

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    Height (m) Height (ft) Comments 1 La Rinconada Peru: 5101 16728 Highest city in the world, 30 000 inhabitants. [1] 2 Parinacota Chile: 4400 14435 Highest settlement in Chile. 3 Mina Pirquitas Argentina: 4340 14240 Highest settlement in Argentina. 4 Cerro de Pasco Peru: 4330 14232 Highest city of over 50,000 inhabitants (70,000). 5 Colquechaca ...

  8. List of cities by elevation - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of the world's major cities (either capitals, more than one million inhabitants or an elevation of over 1,000 m [3,300 ft]) by elevation. In addition, the country, continental region, latitude and longitude are shown for all cities listed.

  9. List of capital cities by elevation - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of national capitals ordered by elevation. Higher elevations typically have social, economic, and architectural effects on cities, in particular colder temperatures in winter. Low elevation cities are often seaports or are close to the sea.