Tito Yupanqui, Bolivia

Town in La Paz Department, Bolivia
16°11′S 68°57′W / 16.183°S 68.950°W / -16.183; -68.950Country BoliviaDepartmentLa Paz DepartmentProvinceManco Kapac ProvinceMunicipalityTito Yupanqui MunicipalityPopulation
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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).

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  • (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia (INE)
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Capital: La Paz
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16°11′S 68°57′W / 16.183°S 68.950°W / -16.183; -68.950

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