San José de Chiquitos
Place in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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San José de Chiquitos, or simply San José, is the capital of Chiquitos Province in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It is known as part of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, which is declared in 1990 a World Heritage Site,[1] as a former Jesuit Reduction.
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Coordinates: 17°51′0″S 60°45′0″W | |
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Province | Chiquitos Province |
Municipality | San José de Chiquitos Municipality |
Canton | San José Canton |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 9,211 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
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The ruins of the mission of San Juan Bautista, one of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, lie near the village of San Juan de Taperas in San José de Chiquitos Municipality.