# Caripuyo Municipality, Alonso de Ibáñez Province – Villages

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Municipality · Alonso de Ibáñez Province 

# Caripuyo

Caripuyo is a municipality of Bolivia in Alonso de Ibáñez Province, Potosí Department. It covers **521.6 km²**. 58 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 42 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 522km²
- 42mapped services
- 3,951 mtypical elevation

## Where is Caripuyo?

Caripuyo lies in [Alonso de Ibáñez Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/alonso-de-ibanez/), [Potosí Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Bolivar](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/cochabamba/bolivar/bolivar/), [Chayanta](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/rafael-bustillo/chayanta/), [Huanuni](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/pantaleon-dalence/huanuni/), [Llallagua](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/rafael-bustillo/llallagua/) and [Sacaca](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/alonso-de-ibanez/sacaca/). By area it is the 255th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 36.3% of [Alonso de Ibáñez Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/alonso-de-ibanez/). The centre of Caripuyo is about 170 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1755° S, 66.6002° 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: Caripuyo

- 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) · Oruro56 km
- Jorge Wilsterman International Airport (CBB) · Cochabamba95 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:45) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:55, sunset around 17:57).

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 Caripuyo

Open gazetteers list **58 villages, towns and localities** in Caripuyo. Settlements here lie between about 3,350 m and 4,397 m above sea level (median 3,951 m).

- Arcuni
- Calacondo
- Calatacaza
- Calazaya
- Camani
- Cari Cari
- Carina Pampa
- Caripuyo
- Catariri
- Ceroja
- Chaicuriri
- Challviri
- Chihuirapi
- Chocoma Abajo
- Chocoma Arriba
- Chojlla
- Churipara
- Churiparara
- Coa Coani
- Cotacota
- Cotaña
- Coyanca
- Huacamayo
- Huanacarani
- Huanacoma
- Huanchaca
- Huañachaca
- Huañoma
- Huañoma Norte
- Irumsata
- Jacha Villque
- Jachojo
- Jaljatiri
- Jankho
- Jankho Jankho
- Jayoma
- Jinchupalla
- Juntavi
- Jutuma
- Khalasaya
- Lacaya
- Micani B
- Mikani
- Mojón
- Moscoma
- Pampa Grande
- Partiri
- Payuta
- Pesqueni
- Queñuani
- Quisi
- San Miguel
- Taicari
- Tanga Tanga
- Tangani
- Tranqui
- Vilacasca
- Viscachani

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 Caripuyo

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Río Huañoma
- Río Jankho
- Río Quiriquiai
- Río Tranque

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Cerro Morococala · 4,427 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 Caripuyo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Alonso de Ibáñez Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 13 °C) and the coolest is Jul (8 °C). About 483 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (102 mm) and the driest Jul (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **September to April**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 12 102 

Feb 12 92 

Mar 12 53 

Apr 11 20 

May 10 6 

Jun 8 45 

Jul 8 5 

Aug 9 8 

Sep 11 14 

Oct 13 25 

Nov 13 32 

Dec 13 81 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Caripuyo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro Medico de Catavi · Llallagua 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.41318&mlon=-66.56188#map=17/-18.41318/-66.56188) 

Bank Cooperativa de ahorro y credito Asunción ltda · Llallagua 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.42324&mlon=-66.58512#map=17/-18.42324/-66.58512) 

Petrol pump Estación de Servicios · Llallagua 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.41736&mlon=-66.58482#map=17/-18.41736/-66.58482) 

Hotel Hotel LLallagua · Llallagua 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.41823&mlon=-66.58409#map=17/-18.41823/-66.58409) 

School UE Jankho Jankho · Caripuyo 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.17259&mlon=-66.59558#map=17/-18.17259/-66.59558) 

College Universidad Siglo XX · Llallagua 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.41323&mlon=-66.56232#map=17/-18.41323/-66.56232) 

Police station Comando Policial · Huanuni 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.28784&mlon=-66.84206#map=17/-18.28784/-66.84206) 

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 Caripuyo

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

- Schools42

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 Alonso de Ibáñez Province

- Sacaca

## Quick answers

- Where is Caripuyo?In Alonso de Ibáñez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
- What borders Caripuyo?Bolivar, Chayanta, Huanuni, Llallagua and Sacaca
- What time zone is Caripuyo in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Caripuyo?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Caripuyo?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Caripuyo?58 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Caripuyo?Settlements lie between 3,350 m and 4,397 m
- What is the highest point in Caripuyo?Cerro Morococala (4,427 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Caripuyo?September to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Caripuyo?Centro Medico de Catavi, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Caripuyo?Cooperativa de ahorro y credito Asunción ltda, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Caripuyo?Estación de Servicios, about 27 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Caripuyo?BO050702 (OCHA common operational dataset)