Desaguadero Municipality
Desaguadero Municipality is the fourth municipal section of Ingavi Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Desaguadero.
Division
The municipality consists of the following two cantons:
- Desaguadero - 4.194 inhabitants (2001)
- San Juan de Huancollo - 787 inhabitants
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.
| Ethnic group | % |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 1.3 |
| Aymara | 92.9 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 |
| Not indigenous | 5.6 |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.1 |
Languages
The languages spoken in the Desaguadero Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.
| Language | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 74 |
| Aymara | 3,831 |
| Guaraní | 2 |
| Another native | 0 |
| Spanish | 3,806 |
| Foreign | 21 |
| Only native | 959 |
| Native and Spanish | 2,902 |
| Only Spanish | 905 |
Places of interest
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:
- The international fair of Desaguadero on the Peruvian border
- Desaguadero River with its avifauna and native Aymara and Uru communities along its banks. The river runs along the entire Altiplano.