San Joaquín, Bolivia
town in Bolivia
San Joaquín is a small agricultural town in the Beni Department in the Bolivian lowlands.
It is served by San Joaquín Airport.
History
The Jesuit mission of San Joaquín was founded in 1709. Baure Indians resided at the mission.
Languages
Camba Spanish is the primary vernacular lingua franca spoken in the town. The Joaquiniano dialect of Baure was also spoken in San Joaquín.
Location
San Joaquín is the administrative capital of Mamoré Province and is at an elevation of 142 m above sea level. It is just west of the Machupo River, a tributary of the Iténez River.
San Joaquín is 220 kilometres (140 mi) north of Trinidad, the department's capital.
Geography
San Joaquín is located in the Moxos Plains (Llanos de Moxos), at 100,000 km2 one of the greatest wetlands of the Earth.
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