San Buenaventura, La Paz (original) (raw)

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Town in La Paz Department, Bolivia

San Buenaventura, La Paz
Town
San Buenaventura and Beni RiverSan Buenaventura and Beni River
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Country Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Province Abel Iturralde Province
Municipality San Buenaventura Municipality
Population (2001)
• Total 2,264
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)
Climate Af

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.

14°26′5″S 67°32′27″W / 14.43472°S 67.54083°W / -14.43472; -67.54083