# Cuevo Municipality, Cordillera Province, Santa Cruz Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/cordillera/cuevo/

Municipality · Cordillera Province 

# Cuevo

Cuevo is a municipality of Bolivia in Cordillera Province, Santa Cruz Department. It covers **886.4 km²**. 34 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 886km²
- 3mapped services
- 1,004 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cuevo?

Cuevo lies in [Cordillera Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/cordillera/), [Santa Cruz Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Boyuibe](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/cordillera/boyuibe/), [Camiri](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/cordillera/camiri/), [Charagua](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/cordillera/charagua/), [Huacaya](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/luis-calvo/huacaya/), [Macharetí](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/luis-calvo/machareti/) and [Villa Vaca Guzmán](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/luis-calvo/villa-vaca-guzman/). By area it is the 197th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 1.1% of [Cordillera Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/cordillera/). The centre of Cuevo is about 232 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 20.3289° S, 63.5210° 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 Cuevo

### Nearby, outside Cuevo

- La Muela del Diablo · attraction, Boyuibe20 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: Cuevo

- 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) · Tarija183 km
- Alcantarí International Airport (SRE) · Sucre209 km

### Nearest railway station

Estación Cuevo (Cuevo), about 13 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 06:46, sunset around 17:41).

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 Cuevo

Open gazetteers list **34 villages, towns and localities** in Cuevo. Settlements here lie between about 848 m and 1,377 m above sea level (median 1,004 m).

- Caraguatarenda
- Choretimi
- Comunidad Indigena Guarani Karayagua
- Cuevo
- Curupaitai
- El Arenal
- Ibicuati
- Indígena Guaraní Karagua
- Iraquio
- Iriri
- Itacaya
- Itacua
- Itakise
- Itaquia
- Iti
- Kapirenda
- Karapari Alto
- La Colorada
- La Sotalera
- La Tranca
- Mandiyuti de Santa Cruz
- Morecuapira
- Municipal
- Naranjos
- Paja Colorada
- Parapetimi
- Peritial
- Rosario
- Salinas
- San Isidro de Ivoperenda
- Sipopirenda
- Tartagalito
- Timboirenda
- Yumao

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 Cuevo

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

### Hills and mountains

2 mountain passes.

- Abra Curipauta · 953 m
- Abra Bacaihua · 887 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 Cuevo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cordillera Province, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 414 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (140 mm) and the driest Aug (20 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 25 140 

Feb 24 123 

Mar 24 108 

Apr 23 77 

May 20 66 

Jun 19 29 

Jul 19 23 

Aug 21 20 

Sep 24 35 

Oct 26 74 

Nov 26 103 

Dec 25 122 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cuevo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Fray León Biaggini · Boyuibe 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.43713&mlon=-63.28236#map=17/-20.43713/-63.28236) 

Bank Cooperativa San Martin de Porres · Camiri 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.03752&mlon=-63.52022#map=17/-20.03752/-63.52022) 

Petrol pump EE.SS. Cordillera · Camiri 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.05215&mlon=-63.52825#map=17/-20.05215/-63.52825) 

Hotel Hotel Balneario "Jockey Club" · Camiri 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.10000&mlon=-63.53330#map=17/-20.10000/-63.53330) 

Mall Mercado Central Camiri · Camiri 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.03664&mlon=-63.51971#map=17/-20.03664/-63.51971) 

School U.E. Tartagalito · Cuevo 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.39217&mlon=-63.45659#map=17/-20.39217/-63.45659) 

College Universidad Indígena Boliviana Comunitaria, Intercultural y Productiva UNIBOL Guaraní y Pueblos de Tierras Bajas Apiaguaiki Tüpa · Macharetí 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.45086&mlon=-63.42870#map=17/-20.45086/-63.42870) 

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 Cuevo

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

- Schools3

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 Cordillera Province

- Boyuibe
- Cabezas
- Camiri
- Charagua
- Gutiérrez
- Lagunillas

## Quick answers

- Where is Cuevo?In Cordillera Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
- What borders Cuevo?Boyuibe, Camiri, Charagua, Huacaya, Macharetí and Villa Vaca Guzmán
- What is there to see in Cuevo?La Muela del Diablo
- What time zone is Cuevo in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Cuevo?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Cuevo?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Cuevo?34 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cuevo?Settlements lie between 848 m and 1,377 m
- What is the highest point in Cuevo?Abra Curipauta (953 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Cuevo?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Cuevo?Hospital Fray León Biaggini, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Cuevo?Cooperativa San Martin de Porres, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cuevo?EE.SS. Cordillera, about 31 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Cuevo?BO070704 (OCHA common operational dataset)