Vallegrande
Town in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the town in Bolivia. For the dry lakebed in New Mexico, see Valle Grande, New Mexico. For other uses, see Valle Grande.
Vallegrande (Spanish: "Big Valley") is a small colonial town in Bolivia, located in the Department of Santa Cruz, some 125 km (bee-line) southwest of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. It is the capital of the Vallegrande Province and Vallegrande Municipality and serves as a regionally important market town.
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Vallegrande
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Coordinates: 18°29′S 64°06′W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | Santa Cruz Department |
Province | Vallegrande |
Municipality | Vallegrande |
Canton | Vallegrande |
Elevation | 6,660 ft (2,030 m) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 6,000 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Climate | Cwb |
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The town was the first burial site of revolutionary Che Guevara, after his 1967 execution.