# Macharetí Municipality, Luis Calvo Province – Villages & Map

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

Municipality · Luis Calvo Province 

# Macharetí

Macharetí is a municipality of Bolivia in Luis Calvo Province, Chuquisaca Department. It covers **7,973.5 km²**. 90 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 20 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7,974km²
- 20mapped services
- 690 mtypical elevation

## Where is Macharetí?

Macharetí 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: [Boyuibe](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/cordillera/boyuibe/), [Charagua](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/cordillera/charagua/), [Cuevo](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/cordillera/cuevo/), [Huacaya](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/luis-calvo/huacaya/) and [Villa Montes](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/tarija/gran-chaco/villa-montes/). By area it is the 35th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 61.2% of [Luis Calvo Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/luis-calvo/). The centre of Macharetí is about 309 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 20.6984° S, 62.8937° 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: Macharetí

- 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) · Tarija210 km
- Alcantarí International Airport (SRE) · Sucre286 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:25) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:45, sunset around 17:38).

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 Macharetí

Open gazetteers list **90 villages, towns and localities** in Macharetí. Settlements here lie between about 370 m and 1,455 m above sea level (median 690 m).

- Algarrobillo
- Algodonal
- Bella Unión
- Buena Vista
- Caacupe
- Caballa Jigua
- Camatindi
- Campesina Yaguarenda
- Campo Grande
- Campo Leon
- Carandayti
- Castro
- Choroquetal
- Chuere
- Colonia Buenos Aires
- Comunidad Campesina Yaguarenda
- Corral
- Cuatro Vientos
- Curuyuqui
- El Bañado
- El Cañaveral
- El Palmar
- El Sauce
- El Simbolar
- El Vinal
- Escia Villa Calendaria II
- Estación Machareti
- Fortín Villazón
- Garzón
- Guari
- I. Ibarra
- Ibamirante
- Ibamiranti
- Iboperenda
- Iguagüira
- Ipahuasu
- Ipati
- Isipohirenda
- Isipotindi
- Itiyuro
- Ivo
- Ivoka
- Ivoperenda
- La Cruz
- La Rosa
- La Senda
- La Victoria
- Lapacho
- Lima Palma
- Machareti
- Macharetí
- Macharetí Estación
- Mitaigua
- Muwenyarenda
- Natagara
- Palo Plantado
- Pari
- Pedro Grande
- Piedritas
- Porvenir
- Pozo Buena Vista
- Pozo Redondo
- Pozo del Burro
- Pozo del Sambo
- Puerto Central
- Puerto Quiroga
- Represa
- Romerillo
- Salvador
- Samarenda
- Sarzón
- Simbolar
- Sipotindi
- Tatí
- Tentami
- Tiguipa
- Tigüipa
- Tigüipa Pueblo
- Timboicito
- Timbolar
- Timboy
- Tranca
- Victoria
- Villazón
- Vitiacua
- Vuelta Grande
- Yapi
- Yuki Caipipendi
- Ñaguapua
- Ñancorainza

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 Macharetí

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

### Water

5 lakes; 3 rivers and streams.

- Laguna Blanca
- Laguna Gusqui
- Laguna Los Patos
- Laguna Medio
- Laguna Seca
- Quebrada Macharetí
- Quebrada Pozo del Anta
- Quebrada de Ibamiranti

### History

1 fort.

- Fortín Villazón

### Getting around

2 airports.

- El Porvenir Sur Airport
- Vuelta Grande Airport

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 Macharetí and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Luis Calvo Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 299 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 25 132 

Feb 24 127 

Mar 24 102 

Apr 22 57 

May 20 18 

Jun 19 13 

Jul 19 7 

Aug 21 5 

Sep 24 14 

Oct 26 40 

Nov 26 58 

Dec 26 122 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Macharetí

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School UE Heroes Del Chaco Hernando Siles · Macharetí 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.75782&mlon=-63.07162#map=17/-20.75782/-63.07162) 

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 Macharetí

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

- Schools17
- Colleges and universities2
- Police stations1

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

- Huacaya
- Villa Vaca Guzmán

## Quick answers

- Where is Macharetí?In Luis Calvo Province, Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia
- What borders Macharetí?Boyuibe, Charagua, Cuevo, Huacaya and Villa Montes
- What time zone is Macharetí in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Macharetí?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Macharetí?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Macharetí?90 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Macharetí?Settlements lie between 370 m and 1,455 m
- What is the best time to visit Macharetí?March to November
- What is the P-code of Macharetí?BO011003 (OCHA common operational dataset)
