Taraco Municipality is the seventh municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Most of its area is situated on Taraco Peninsula jutting into Lake Wiñaymarka, the southern branch of Lake Titicaca. Its seat is Taraco.
Division The municipality is divided into the following cantons:National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia Santa Rosa de Taraco - 1,071 inhabitants (2001) Taraco - 4,851 inhabitants
The people The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
Ethnic group %Quechua0.2Aymara96.4Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.0Not indigenous 3.3Other indigenous groups0.1
Places of interest Some of the tourist attractions of the municipalities are:www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Tourist guide by the government of the department the archaeological sites on Taraco Peninsula: Chiripa and its museum Kala Uyuni, Pumani and Achacachi Coacollo in Coacollo Iwawi (Kolata Quenacache, Ojje Puku, Awichu and Chojna Qala) in Higuagui Grande Sikuya Island in Taraco Canton The church of Taraco dating from 1767 Taraco museum in Taraco Canton
References
www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Taraco Municipality External links Taraco Municipality: population data and map (Spanish)