# El Carmen Rivero Tórrez Municipality, Germán Busch Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/german-busch/el-carmen-rivero-torrez/ Municipality · Germán Busch Province # El Carmen Rivero Tórrez El Carmen Rivero Tórrez is a municipality of Bolivia in Germán Busch Province, Santa Cruz Department. It covers **10,686.9 km²**. 100 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 10,687km² - 5mapped services - 268 mtypical elevation ## Where is El Carmen Rivero Tórrez? El Carmen Rivero Tórrez lies in [Germán Busch Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/german-busch/), [Santa Cruz Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Charagua](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/cordillera/charagua/), [Puerto Suarez](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/german-busch/puerto-suarez/), [Roboré](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/chiquitos/robore/) and [San Matías](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/angel-sandoval/san-matias/). By area it is the 23rd largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 41.9% of [Germán Busch Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/german-busch/). The centre of El Carmen Rivero Tórrez is about 704 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4185° S, 58.6136° 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: El Carmen Rivero Tórrez - 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 - Capitán Av. Salvador Ogaya G. airport (PSZ) · Puerto Suárez104 km - Corumbá International Airport (CMG) · Corumbá119 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:12) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 17:25). 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 El Carmen Rivero Tórrez Open gazetteers list **100 villages, towns and localities** in El Carmen Rivero Tórrez. Settlements here lie between about 110 m and 641 m above sea level (median 268 m). - 15 de Mayo - 2 de Abril - 6 de Agosto - 9 de Junio - Agua Caliente - Aguadulce - Aguas Calientes - Almendro - Aurora - Bahía - Boqui - Cabecera - Campesina San Miguelito - Campesina las Brisas - Campesina las Lomas - Carmen Dos - Carmen Puquio - Carmen Viejo - Cerro Alto - Colonia Buena Vista - Colonia Cerro Verde - Colonia Portugal - Curichi Bravo - Dolores - Dos de Abril - El Cairo Agua Salud - El Carmen - El Carmen Guadalupe - El Carmen Rivero Tórrez - El Potrero - El Puquio - El Recreo - El Retiro - Encrucijada - Escobitas - Espejo - Estancia Guayacan - Florida - Guapama - Guapurucito - Hacienda La Fortaleza - Jenecheru - La Banda - La Brisa - La Cal - La Canoa - La Fortuna - La Puerta - Laguna Bonita - Los Tajibos - Mercedes - Motacucito - Naranjal - Natividad - Nueve de Junio - Ocho Hermanos - Palmarito - Palmitas - Palmito - Pantano - Potrerito de la Noria - Potrero - Pozama - Pozo Domingo - Prof. Andres Roca Surubi - Profesor Andrés Roca Surubi - Punto Azul - Puquio - Quince de Mayo - Reyes - San Andres - San Andrés - San Antonio - San Diego - San Eugenio - San Fermin - San Francisco - San Juan - San Marcos - San Martín - San Miguel - San Nicolás - Santa Ana - Santa Ana de Chiquitos - Santa Fe - Santa Isabel - Santa Rosa de Bocaina - Santo Corazon - Santo Corazón - Seis de Agosto - Sunsas - Tacuara - Tapera - Ternero Muerto - Tierras Nuevas - Totomoaca - Tucavaca - Tunama - Victoria - Villa Paraíso 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 El Carmen Rivero Tórrez Named natural and historic features inside El Carmen Rivero Tórrez, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Arroyo San Andrés - Arroyo San Fernando de la Cal - Laguna Santa Rosa - Río San Miguel - Río San Rafael - Río Tucavaca ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains. - Cerro San Juan · 441 m - Cerro La Cal · 361 m - Cerro San Miguel · 313 m - Cerro Yacuces · 140 m - Cerro del Carmen · 133 m ### History 1 ruin. - Ruinas de Santo Corazón 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 El Carmen Rivero Tórrez and the best time to visit Using the climate of Germán Busch Province, the warmest month is Oct (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 926 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (141 mm) and the driest Aug (14 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 29 141 Feb 29 138 Mar 29 106 Apr 28 65 May 24 68 Jun 24 21 Jul 24 20 Aug 26 14 Sep 29 34 Oct 30 80 Nov 30 103 Dec 30 136 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Carmen Rivero Tórrez Need Nearest mapped Distance College UE Santa Ana · El Carmen Rivero Tórrez 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.70749&mlon=-58.78511#map=17/-18.70749/-58.78511) 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 El Carmen Rivero Tórrez Places mapped inside El Carmen Rivero Tórrez in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities2 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 Germán Busch Province - Puerto Quijarro - Puerto Suarez ## Quick answers - Where is El Carmen Rivero Tórrez?In Germán Busch Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia - What borders El Carmen Rivero Tórrez?Charagua, Puerto Suarez, Roboré and San Matías - What time zone is El Carmen Rivero Tórrez in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in El Carmen Rivero Tórrez?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in El Carmen Rivero Tórrez?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in El Carmen Rivero Tórrez?100 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of El Carmen Rivero Tórrez?Settlements lie between 110 m and 641 m - What is the highest point in El Carmen Rivero Tórrez?Cerro San Juan (441 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit El Carmen Rivero Tórrez?April to August - What is the P-code of El Carmen Rivero Tórrez?BO071403 (OCHA common operational dataset)