Tupiza is a city in Potosí Department, Bolivia. It is located at an elevation of about 2850 m. The population is 25,709 (2012 estimate). Tupiza and its environs are characterized by dramatic red escarpments which jut ruggedly skyward from the coarse, gray terrain; green agricultural land adjacent to the nearby Tupiza River provides welcome respite from the otherwise arid, thorny surroundings. The area quebradas are susceptible to flash flood runoff from sudden cloudbursts.[1]
Tupiza is the capital of the Sud Chichas Province within the Potosí Department. It is accessible via bus from Villazón to the south (and thereby both Argentina and Tarija) and Potosí to the north, as well as via the north-south train which served the mining settlements and runs the same route. From Tupiza, various towns in the local mining districts are accessible, as is the Salar de Uyuni.[1]
Legend has it that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid met their end at the hands of the Bolivian army near Tupiza,[2] concluding their notorious string of bank robbery raids.[3] Various local outfitters provide horseback or jeep tours to the rumored site.
tupiza, city, potosí, department, bolivia, located, elevation, about, 2850, population, 2012, estimate, environs, characterized, dramatic, escarpments, which, ruggedly, skyward, from, coarse, gray, terrain, green, agricultural, land, adjacent, nearby, river, p. Tupiza is a city in Potosi Department Bolivia It is located at an elevation of about 2850 m The population is 25 709 2012 estimate Tupiza and its environs are characterized by dramatic red escarpments which jut ruggedly skyward from the coarse gray terrain green agricultural land adjacent to the nearby Tupiza River provides welcome respite from the otherwise arid thorny surroundings The area quebradas are susceptible to flash flood runoff from sudden cloudbursts 1 TupizaFlagCoat of armsTupizaLocation within BoliviaCoordinates 21 26 15 S 65 42 57 W 21 43750 S 65 71583 W 21 43750 65 71583 Coordinates 21 26 15 S 65 42 57 W 21 43750 S 65 71583 W 21 43750 65 71583Country BoliviaDepartmentPotosiProvinceSud ChichasElevation2 850 m 9 350 ft Population 2009 Total43 100 2 009 Time zoneUTC 4 BOT Tupiza plaza Tupiza is the capital of the Sud Chichas Province within the Potosi Department It is accessible via bus from Villazon to the south and thereby both Argentina and Tarija and Potosi to the north as well as via the north south train which served the mining settlements and runs the same route From Tupiza various towns in the local mining districts are accessible as is the Salar de Uyuni 1 Legend has it that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid met their end at the hands of the Bolivian army near Tupiza 2 concluding their notorious string of bank robbery raids 3 Various local outfitters provide horseback or jeep tours to the rumored site References Edit a b Tupiza Bolivia Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 2020 05 01 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid www bolivia freehosting net Retrieved 2020 05 01 Browne Malcolm W 1992 01 17 Hunting 2 Outlaws They Find Skeletons The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 05 01 External links EditTupiza City Nuestrapiza Spanish 1 Tupiza profile English 2 Tupiza pics additional materials Spanish 3 This Potosi Department location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tupiza amp oldid 1116961131, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
