Vacas, Cochabamba
Vacas (Quechua name: Wak'as, derivin frae Wak'a) is a Bolivie veelage in the sootheast o the Cochabamba Depairtment. It is the caipital o the Vacas Municipality, the seicont municipal section o the Arani Province. Vacas is locatit aboot 85 km far frae Cochabamba an aboot 30 km far frae Arani.
Vacas Wak'as | |
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 Panoramic view o Vacas as seen frae Calvario de la Virgen Santa Bárbara | |
  Vacas | |
| Coordinates: 17°34′26″S 65°34′46″W / 17.57389°S 65.57944°W | |
| Kintra |  Bolivie |
| Departament | Cochabamba Depairtment |
| Province | Arani Province |
| Municipality | Vacas Municipality |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Teófilo Vásquez Santos |
| Elevation | 3475 m (11,401 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 650 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
| Area code(s) | 00 591 4 |
The fowk livin in Vacas an surroondin auries are predominantly indigenous citizens o Quechuan strynd. Durin the Inka period Vacas servit as a tampu alang the Inca road seestem that led tae Inkallajta an Pocona. Later on, durin the colonial period, it wis foondit unner the name o "Santa Bárbara de Bacas".
Vacas is situatit in a landwart environment in the altitudes o the Cono Sur (Sooth cone) o Cochabamba. The climate is suitable for the cultivation o potatoes, wheat, barley, broad bean an oat. Vacas is kent as the "Laund o the potato" (Quechua: Papaq llaqtan, Spaingie: La patria de la papa). The fields are prepared wi the help o yokes o oxen. The cultivation o the soil is supplementit bi animal husbandry o cows, sheep, pigs an hens.
Education eedit
As tae education aw teeps o schuils are available in or next tae Vacas.
- Preschuil education: Guardería Sagrado Corazón de Jesús.
- Primar schuil: Escuela Unidad Experimental, foondit in 1862
- Secondar schuil: Colegio Profesor Toribio Claure
- Heicher education: Ismael Montes Teacher Training College (Escuela Superior de Formación de Maestros "Ismael Montes" or ESFM "Ismael Montes") (in Challwa Mayu)
Festivities eedit
- Mey 4: Santa Vera Cruz Tatala
- May or Juin: Corpus Christi
- Juin 29: Saunt Peter
- Julie 16: Oor Lady o Munt Carmel, patron saunt o Bolivie
- October 15: Anniversary o Vacas Municipality
- Dizember 4: Saunt Barbara, Anniversary o Vacas.
Fairs eedit
- Aprile: Fish, potato an crafts fair
See also eedit
Freemit airtins eedit
- Map of Arani Province Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Map of Vacas Municipality
- Images of Vacas
- Betty Veizaga and the group Pukaj Wayra: Aires de mi tierra (Takipayanaku)
- Radio Chiwalaki in Vacas Archived 2008-11-04 at the Wayback Machine (Spanisch)
- Escuela Superior de Formación de Maestros Ismael Montes Archived 2007-11-14 at the Wayback Machine (Spanisch)
