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Cochabamba

Bolivia
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Cochabamba

Cochabamba, or simply Cocha is fourth largest city in central Bolivia, in a valley with the same name, in the Andes mountain range. Its name is from a compound of the Quechua words q'ucha, meaning "lake", and pampa, "open plain". It is known as the "City of Eternal Spring" and "The Garden City" because of its spring-like temperatures all year round. It is also known as La Llajta, which means "town" in Quechua.

Cochabamba is known as the heart of Bolivia and the gastronomic capital. Traditional cuisine includes: salteñas, chuño, tucumanas, pique macho, silpancho, anticucho, sopa de mani, chicharrón, and many more dishes.

The area where Cochabamba is situated is commonly referred to as the granary of Bolivia. Its climate is milder than that of the Altiplano region to the west and thus permits extensive agriculture, including grains, potatoes, and coffee in the highlands and sugar cane, cocoa beans, tobacco, and fruit in the Chapare tropical lowlands of the South American Amazon region, an area that had been one of the country's main coca-leaf-producing regions.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

23.9°C12.2
Precipitation: 94 mm

Feb

23.3°C11.7
Precipitation: 68.8 mm

Mar

24.4°C10.6
Precipitation: 38.4 mm

Apr

25°C7.8
Precipitation: 12.7 mm

May

24.4°C3.9
Precipitation: 2.3 mm

Jun

23.3°C1.1
Precipitation: 1.3 mm

Jul

23.3°C1.7
Precipitation: 2.5 mm

Aug

23.9°C3.9
Precipitation: 7.6 mm

Sep

25.6°C7.8
Precipitation: 6.1 mm

Oct

26.1°C10
Precipitation: 20.8 mm

Nov

25.6°C11.1
Precipitation: 38.1 mm

Dec

25°C11.7
Precipitation: 70.1 mm
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