# La Rivera Municipality, Mejillones Province, Oruro Department

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Municipality · Mejillones Province 

# La Rivera

La Rivera is a municipality of Bolivia in Mejillones Province, Oruro Department. It covers **218.6 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 219km²
- 1mapped service
- 3,869 mtypical elevation

## Where is La Rivera?

La Rivera lies in [Mejillones Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/mejillones/), [Oruro Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Carangas](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/mejillones/carangas/), [Sabaya](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/sabaya/sabaya/) and [Todos Santos](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/mejillones/todos-santos/). By area it is the 303rd largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 32.9% of [Mejillones Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/mejillones/). The centre of La Rivera is about 356 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 19.0606° S, 68.6541° 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).

## Things to see in and around La Rivera

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in La Rivera: 1 archaeological site.

- Pukara Loma · archaeological site

### Nearby, outside La Rivera

- Cabaray · volcano, Sabaya11 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: La Rivera

- 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

- Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) · Arica194 km
- Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) · Tacna204 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:51) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 07:04, sunset around 18:04).

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 La Rivera

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in La Rivera. Settlements here lie between about 3,841 m and 3,934 m above sea level (median 3,869 m).

- Camaqueni
- Campo Verde
- Estancia Camaquene
- Estancia Chiliri
- Estancia Pizaquere
- Estancia Wichu Khana
- La Rivera
- Machuruyo-Playa Verde
- Pisaquere
- Piñamaya
- Santiago de Lagunilla
- Taipihoco
- Wichacahua

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 La Rivera

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

### Hills and mountains

10 mountains; 1 hill.

- Cerro Cabaraya · 5,838 m
- Cerro Pisakerí · 4,645 m
- Cerro Imantiriloma · 4,490 m
- Cerro Suni Bravo · 4,419 m
- Cerro Llamiraya · 4,352 m
- Cerro Laca Lacani · 4,337 m
- Cerro Wichu Kkollu · 4,271 m
- Pucara Loma · 4,194 m
- Cerro Tankhani · 4,089 m
- Cerro Chapi Kkollu · 3,983 m
- Cerro Azanaqua · 3,919 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 La Rivera and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mejillones Province, the warmest month is Dec (average 10 °C) and the coolest is Jul (4 °C), after allowing for this place being about 185 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 182 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (43 mm) and the driest May (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 10 43 

Feb 10 37 

Mar 10 23 

Apr 8 8 

May 5 2 

Jun 4 3 

Jul 4 3 

Aug 5 4 

Sep 6 8 

Oct 8 9 

Nov 10 10 

Dec 10 31 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from La Rivera

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital P.S. Negrillos (1er Nivel) · Sabaya 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.82836&mlon=-68.61056#map=17/-18.82836/-68.61056) 

Petrol pump Estación de Servicio Pisiga · Sabaya 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.26994&mlon=-68.61182#map=17/-19.26994/-68.61182) 

Hotel Residencial Josue · Sabaya 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.27361&mlon=-68.61690#map=17/-19.27361/-68.61690) 

School Unidad Educativa La Rivera · La Rivera 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.00565&mlon=-68.63964#map=17/-19.00565/-68.63964) 

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 La Rivera

Places mapped inside La Rivera 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 Mejillones Province

- Carangas
- Todos Santos

## Quick answers

- Where is La Rivera?In Mejillones Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
- What borders La Rivera?Carangas, Sabaya and Todos Santos
- What is there to see in La Rivera?Pukara Loma
- What time zone is La Rivera in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in La Rivera?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in La Rivera?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in La Rivera?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of La Rivera?Settlements lie between 3,841 m and 3,934 m
- What is the highest point in La Rivera?Cerro Cabaraya (5,838 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit La Rivera?December
- Where is the nearest hospital to La Rivera?P.S. Negrillos (1er Nivel), about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Rivera?Estación de Servicio Pisiga, about 24 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of La Rivera?BO041501 (OCHA common operational dataset)