Cochabamba
Bolivia · Cochabamba Department
Cochabamba is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 661,484 according to the 2024 Bolivian census. Its name is from a compound of the Quechua words qucha "lake" and pampa, "open plain." Residents of the city and the surrounding areas are commonly referred to as cochalas or, more formally, cochabambinos.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-4 · 2 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Cochabamba Department
- On the map
- 17.38° S, 66.16° W
Near Cochabamba
- Sucre · 207 km away
- La Paz · 231 km away
- El Alto · 238 km away
- Potosi · 247 km away
- Copacabana · 340 km away
- Uyuni · 349 km away
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Where to stay
Hermoso Departamento En La Mejor Zona De Cochabamba
10/10 · 7 reviews
Apartamento Standard
10/10 · 5 reviews
El Hogar - Sucursal América - Edificio Ferrara 1228 con Garaje cubierta
10/10 · 5 reviews
Moderno y cómodo departamento
10/10 · 5 reviews
El Sosiego en Cochabamba
10/10 · 4 reviews
Acojedor Departamento de 3 dormitorios en Zona Norte
10/10 · 2 reviews
Hotel Galarza
10/10 · 1 reviews
Hotel Pairumani
10/10 · 1 reviews
La Casona Hostel
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London Family home
10/10 · 1 reviews