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Santa Ana de Velasco
Place in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Santa Ana de Velasco (or simply Santa Ana) is a small town in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.
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History
The mission of Santa Ana was founded in 1755 by Julian Knogler.[1][2]
Location
Santa Ana is the central town of Cantón Santa Ana and is located in the San Ignacio de Velasco Municipality, José Miguel de Velasco Province. It is known as part of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, which is declared in 1990 a World Heritage Site,[3] as a former Jesuit Reduction. The town is situated at an elevation of 464 m in the Chiqitanía region between Santa Cruz capital and the Brazilian border.

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Transportation
Santa Ana is located 441 km north-east of Santa Cruz, the department's capital.
From there, the national road Ruta 4 goes north to Montero, Santa Cruz where it meets Ruta 10. This road goes east for 339 km to San Ignacio de Velasco, on its way passing San Ramón, San Javier and Santa Rosa de la Roca.
From San Ignacio, a dirt road goes south to San Rafael de Velasco and passes Santa Ana after 45 km.
Population
The population of the place has increased rapidly over the past two decades:
Languages
Today, Camba Spanish is the most commonly used everyday language.[7] In the past, various languages related to Otuke, such as Covareca and Curuminaca, were spoken at the mission of Santa Ana.[8][9]
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