Oruro
Oruro's annual Carnival — a celebration of the Virgen del Socavón declared a UNESCO Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage in 2001 — is the main draw to this Bolivian Altiplano city, founded in 1606 as Villa San Felipe de Austria. High in the mountains between La Paz and Sucre, the city has historically been shaped by mining, particularly tin, silver, tungsten, and copper, giving it a boom-and-bust industrial character alongside its celebrated festival tradition.
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- Population208,684
- Nearest water from center 7.8 km4.8 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 4.3 km2.7 mi
Nearest airports
Oruro: quick answers
Where is Oruro?
Oruro is in Bolivia, about 119 km74 miles in a straight line from Cochabamba.
How do you get to Oruro?
The nearest airport is Oruro (ORU), about 14 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Oruro?
The warmest month is November, averaging 11°C53°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 6°C42°F. The wettest month is January, with about 138 mm5.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Oruro?
OpenStreetMap lists 19 restaurants and 2 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.