Inquisivi

Place in La Paz Department, Bolivia
16°54′26″S 67°08′16″W / 16.90722°S 67.13778°W / -16.90722; -67.13778Country BoliviaDepartmentLa Paz DepartmentProvinceInquisivi ProvinceMunicipalityInquisivi MunicipalityFoundedNovember 2, 1844Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total581Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)Websitehttp://www.inquisivi.com

Inquisivi is the capital of the Inquisivi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. It was officially named on November 2, 1844. Residents of Inquisivi are called Inquisivenos.

On November 2, 1884, General Narciso Campero officially announced the city as the capital of the new Inquisivi Province.

According to Dr. Edgar Sanders and the treasure hunters who followed his lead, a hoard of Jesuit treasure is located along the Sacambaya River somewhere near Inquisivi.[2]

References

  1. ^ www.ine.gov.bo Archived 2009-11-13 at the Wayback Machine - National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Media, Everest (23 March 2022). Summary of Ben Macintyre's Operation Mincemeat. Everest Media LLC. ISBN 978-1-6693-5817-6. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

16°54′26″S 67°08′16″W / 16.90722°S 67.13778°W / -16.90722; -67.13778

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