Desaguadero, Bolivia-Peru

Desaguadero Chaka Marka
Desaguadero, border Peru - Bolivia
Desaguadero Location on the border of Bolivia and Peru
Coordinates: 16°34′S 69°02′W / 16.567°S 69.033°W
Country	Bolivia, Peru
Department / Region	La Paz Department (Bo), Puno Region (Pe)
Province	Chucuito Province (Pe), Ingavi Province (Bo)
District / Municipality	Desaguadero District (Pe), Desaguadero Municipality (Bo)
Government
• Mayor	Espiredion Mamani Quispe (2007) (Bo)
• President	Eleuterio Quispe Huanca / Samuel Quispe Ticona (2007) (Bo)
Elevation	12,556 ft (3,827 m)
Population (2001)
• Total	2,219

Desaguadero (Spanish for "channel, drain for drawing off superfluous water") or Chaka Marka (Aymara and Quechua for "bridge village") is a town on the Bolivian-Peruvian border. On the Bolivian side it is situated in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Desaguadero Municipality, Desaguadero Canton. On the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region, Chucuito Province, Desaguadero District. Both parts of the town are united by a binational bridge.

The town is located 86 km from La Paz, 146 km from Puno city and 190 km from Juliaca.

Climate

Desaguadero has a tropical subalpine climate (Cwc).

Climate data for Desaguadero
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	15 (59)	15 (59)	15 (59)	15 (59)	15 (59)	14 (57)	14 (57)	15 (59)	16 (61)	16 (61)	17 (63)	16 (61)	15.3 (59.5)
Average low °C (°F)	4 (39)	4 (39)	3 (37)	2 (36)	−2 (28)	−4 (25)	−4 (25)	−3 (27)	−1 (30)	2 (36)	2 (36)	4 (39)	0.6 (33.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	137.3 (5.406)	82.6 (3.252)	82.3 (3.24)	31.6 (1.244)	5.0 (0.197)	9.8 (0.386)	4.0 (0.157)	30.2 (1.189)	27.8 (1.094)	39.8 (1.567)	49.7 (1.957)	76.6 (3.016)	576.7 (22.705)

Source:

References

• (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística

Coordinates: 16°34′S 69°02′W / 16.567°S 69.033°W

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