# Huacaya Municipality, Luis Calvo Province – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/luis-calvo/huacaya/

Municipality · Luis Calvo Province 

# Huacaya

Huacaya is a municipality of Bolivia in Luis Calvo Province, Chuquisaca Department. It covers **1,280.0 km²**. 31 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,280km²
- 11mapped services
- 1,090 mtypical elevation

## Where is Huacaya?

Huacaya lies in [Luis Calvo Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/luis-calvo/), [Chuquisaca Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Cuevo](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/cordillera/cuevo/), [Entre Ríos](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/tarija/o-connor/entre-rios/), [Macharetí](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/luis-calvo/machareti/), [Villa Montes](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/tarija/gran-chaco/villa-montes/) and [Villa Vaca Guzmán](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/luis-calvo/villa-vaca-guzman/). By area it is the 156th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 9.8% of [Luis Calvo Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/luis-calvo/). The centre of Huacaya is about 254 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 20.7227° S, 63.6245° W.

Source: [Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bol).

## Know before you go: Huacaya

- Time zoneUTC−4, no daylight saving · America/La_Paz
- CurrencyBoliviano (BOB)
- Country calling code+591
- LanguagesSpanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Plug typesType A, C · 115/230 V
- Driving sideRight

### Nearest airports

- Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport (TJA) · Tarija145 km
- Alcantarí International Airport (SRE) · Sucre229 km

### Nearest railway station

Estación Cuevo (Cuevo), about 32 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:28) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:48, sunset around 17:40).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Huacaya

Open gazetteers list **31 villages, towns and localities** in Huacaya. Settlements here lie between about 683 m and 1,429 m above sea level (median 1,090 m).

- Alto Karapari
- Ancahuasu
- Boicobú
- Bororigua
- Borrorigua
- Boycobo
- Buararayapi
- Camatindi
- Carahuatarenda
- Carantani
- Caratapera
- Chimbe
- Comunidad Alto Karapari
- Felipe Galarza
- Huacareta
- Huacaya
- Iguipinta
- Imboche
- Irenda
- Itangua
- Itayobe
- Itironque
- Mandiyuti
- Mandiyuti de Chuquisaca
- Santa Rosa
- Sararenda
- Tercia
- Tiacia
- Urrurenda
- Villa Mercedes
- Yaperenda

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Huacaya

Named natural and historic features inside Huacaya, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Serranía Caipendi · 1,064 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Huacaya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Luis Calvo Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 694 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (132 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 132 

Feb 22 127 

Mar 22 102 

Apr 21 57 

May 18 18 

Jun 17 13 

Jul 17 7 

Aug 19 5 

Sep 22 14 

Oct 24 40 

Nov 24 58 

Dec 24 122 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Huacaya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Puesto de Salud Karatindi · Villa Vaca Guzmán 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.65084&mlon=-63.76093#map=17/-20.65084/-63.76093) 

School UE Boikovo · Huacaya 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.69865&mlon=-63.65734#map=17/-20.69865/-63.65734) 

College Unibol Guarani Ing Eco · Macharetí 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.45159&mlon=-63.42828#map=17/-20.45159/-63.42828) 

Police station Control policial · Macharetí 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.81850&mlon=-63.35007#map=17/-20.81850/-63.35007) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Huacaya

Places mapped inside Huacaya in open map data, by type.

- Schools11

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other municipalities in Luis Calvo Province

- Macharetí
- Villa Vaca Guzmán

## Quick answers

- Where is Huacaya?In Luis Calvo Province, Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia
- What borders Huacaya?Cuevo, Entre Ríos, Macharetí, Villa Montes and Villa Vaca Guzmán
- What time zone is Huacaya in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Huacaya?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Huacaya?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Huacaya?31 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Huacaya?Settlements lie between 683 m and 1,429 m
- What is the highest point in Huacaya?Serranía Caipendi (1,064 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Huacaya?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Huacaya?Puesto de Salud Karatindi, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Huacaya?BO011002 (OCHA common operational dataset)
