Tito Yupanqui, Bolivia

Summary

Tito Yupanqui is a town in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. It was named after an indigenous artist, Francisco Tito Yupanqui, a 16th-century wood sculptor who sculpted a statue of the Mary, mother of Jesus, known as Our Lady of Candles (Nuestra Senora de la Virgen de Candelaria).

Tito Yupanqui
Town
Tito Yupanqui is located in Bolivia
Tito Yupanqui
Tito Yupanqui
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°11′S 68°57′W / 16.183°S 68.950°W / -16.183; -68.950
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
ProvinceManco Kapac Province
MunicipalityTito Yupanqui Municipality
Population
 (2001)
 • Total773
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

References edit

  • (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia (INE)

16°11′S 68°57′W / 16.183°S 68.950°W / -16.183; -68.950