# Cruz de Machacamarca Municipality, Litoral Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/litoral/cruz-de-machacamarca/ Municipality · Litoral Province # Cruz de Machacamarca Cruz de Machacamarca is a municipality of Bolivia in Litoral Province, Oruro Department. It covers **529.8 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 530km² - 1mapped service - 3,821 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cruz de Machacamarca? Cruz de Machacamarca lies in [Litoral Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/litoral/), [Oruro Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Escara](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/litoral/escara/), [Esmeralda](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/litoral/esmeralda/), [Huachacalla](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/litoral/huachacalla/), [Sabaya](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/sabaya/sabaya/), [Turco](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/sajama/turco/) and [Yunguyo del Litoral](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/litoral/yunguyo-del-litoral/). By area it is the 251st largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 20.0% of [Litoral Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/litoral/). The centre of Cruz de Machacamarca is about 328 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. It is about 14 km from Huachacalla, the main town of Litoral Province. The centre point is at 18.7093° S, 68.3613° 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: Cruz de Machacamarca - 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 - Juan Mendoza International Airport (ORU) · Oruro159 km - Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) · Arica212 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:51) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 07:03, sunset around 18:03). 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 Cruz de Machacamarca Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Cruz de Machacamarca. Settlements here lie between about 3,740 m and 3,946 m above sea level (median 3,821 m). - Andapata - Avaroa - Cruz de Machacamarca - Estancia Aulamaya Laucapata - Estancia Chaña Huano - Estancia Khuchu Huano - Estancia Lagunillas - Estancia Packollu - Estancia Pakkollu - Estancia Pallquipata - Estancia Rosa Pata - Florida - Huayllas - Laucapata - Pacollo Pachica - San Antonio de Irupata - Villa Tunari 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 Cruz de Machacamarca Named natural and historic features inside Cruz de Machacamarca, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Cerro Pacha Kollu · 4,743 m - Cerro Huinchani · 4,103 m - Cerro Pachucururu · 3,758 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Huachacalla 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 Cruz de Machacamarca and the best time to visit Using the climate of Litoral Province, the warmest month is Dec (average 13 °C) and the coolest is Jul (5 °C). About 296 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (70 mm) and the driest May (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 12 70 Feb 12 60 Mar 12 36 Apr 10 13 May 6 4 Jun 5 7 Jul 5 4 Aug 6 6 Sep 8 12 Oct 10 16 Nov 12 16 Dec 13 51 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cruz de Machacamarca Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital P.S. Yunguyo del Litoral · Yunguyo del Litoral 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.85367&mlon=-68.32002#map=17/-18.85367/-68.32002) Hotel Puntacana Resort and Club · Turco 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.53917&mlon=-68.36222#map=17/-18.53917/-68.36222) School Unidad Educativa Simón Bolívar · Cruz de Machacamarca 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.76957&mlon=-68.31434#map=17/-18.76957/-68.31434) Police station Policía · Escara 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.85672&mlon=-68.16814#map=17/-18.85672/-68.16814) 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 Cruz de Machacamarca Places mapped inside Cruz de Machacamarca in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Litoral Province - Escara - Esmeralda - Huachacalla - Yunguyo del Litoral ## Quick answers - Where is Cruz de Machacamarca?In Litoral Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia - What borders Cruz de Machacamarca?Escara, Esmeralda, Huachacalla, Sabaya, Turco and Yunguyo del Litoral - What time zone is Cruz de Machacamarca in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Cruz de Machacamarca?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Cruz de Machacamarca?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cruz de Machacamarca?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cruz de Machacamarca?Settlements lie between 3,740 m and 3,946 m - What is the highest point in Cruz de Machacamarca?Cerro Pacha Kollu (4,743 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Cruz de Machacamarca?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Cruz de Machacamarca?P.S. Yunguyo del Litoral, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cruz de Machacamarca?BO040503 (OCHA common operational dataset)