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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.
Once called “the basket grain of Bolivia” today Cochabamba produces just a portion of the agriculture output of the country. Overpopulation in the productive valleys and “minifundio” doomed the once competitive production. Nevertheless, Cochabamba is still important in poultry, dairy, tropical fruits, potatoes, among others.
The Cochabamba Bolivia Temple is the 82nd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Bolivia's first convert to the LDS Church was baptized in December 1964, a month after missionaries first arrived. Forty-four years later there were over 158,000 members across the country. [2]
2025 South American Indoor Championships in Athletics was the fourth edition of the biennial indoor athletics competition between South American nations. As for the previous two editions, the event was held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, on 22 and 23 February at the Estadio de Atletismo del Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de Cochabamba.
[citation needed] On 1 March 1997, the Government of Bolivia entered into a 25-year contract with Airport Group International to operate the three largest airports in Bolivia – El Alto International Airport in La Paz, Jorge Wilstermann Airport, and Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
A province is the second largest administrative division in Bolivia, after a department. ... Cochabamba: 16 Provincias: Cochabamba: 47 Municipios: 146 Cantones: Arani ...
Cochabamba Department Chapare ( Spanish: [tʃaˈpaɾe] , also called The Chapare , is a rural province in the northern region of Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia . Most of the territory consists of valley rainforests that surround the area's main waterway, the Chapare River , which is also a tributary of the Amazon River .
Alalay Lake and Cochabamba as seen from Cristo de la Concordia Location of Cercado Province within Bolivia Coordinates: 17°23′S 66°10′W / 17.383°S 66.167°W / -17.383; -