Villa Serrano

Villa Serrano is a small town in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. It is the seat of the Belisario Boeto Province. At the time of census 2001 it had 2,877 inhabitants.[1]

Villa Serrano
Town
Villa Serrano
Coordinates: 19°7′S 64°19′W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentChuquisaca Department
ProvinceBelisario Boeto Province
MunicipalityVilla Serrano Municipality
CantonVilla Serrano Canton
Elevation
6,962 ft (2,122 m)
Population
 (2001)
  Total2,877
Time zoneUTC-4 (BST)

The town is famous for its Christmas celebration, when people dance many "Chuntunquis" in honor of the Jesus Christ's birth.

During September 2019, Villa Serrano started to be consumed into burn. People asked for help to the Bolivian government but it was not given.

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)

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