# Puerto Suarez Municipality, Germán Busch Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/german-busch/puerto-suarez/ Municipality · Germán Busch Province # Puerto Suarez Puerto Suarez is a municipality of Bolivia in Germán Busch Province, Santa Cruz Department. It covers **13,407.8 km²**. 74 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 26 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 13,408km² - 26mapped services - 176 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puerto Suarez? Puerto Suarez 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/), [El Carmen Rivero Tórrez](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/german-busch/el-carmen-rivero-torrez/), [Puerto Quijarro](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/german-busch/puerto-quijarro/) and [San Matías](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/angel-sandoval/san-matias/). By area it is the 16th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 52.5% of [Germán Busch Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/german-busch/). The centre of Puerto Suarez is about 719 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 19.0697° S, 58.4220° 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 Puerto Suarez OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Puerto Suarez: 1 monument; 1 nature reserve; 1 national park. - Parque Nacional Pantanal de Otuquis · national park - Área Natural de Manejo Integrado Pantanal de Otuquis · nature reserve - El Mutún · monument 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: Puerto Suarez - 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 Suárez64 km - Corumbá International Airport (CMG) · Corumbá79 km ### Nearest railway station Estación El Carmen Rivero Torres (El Carmen Rivero Tórrez), about 34 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:24, sunset around 17:23). 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 Puerto Suarez Open gazetteers list **74 villages, towns and localities** in Puerto Suarez. The largest with a recorded population: Puerto Suárez (12,546). Settlements here lie between about 80 m and 384 m above sea level (median 176 m). - 15 de Agosto - 15 de Mayo - 6 de Enero - Aserradero - Ayoreo - Bella Vista - Buyú - Cachorro - Campamento Bambarral - Campamento Humaita - Campesina Agraria Seis de Enero - Campesina Chalera Warnes - Campesina Tajibal - Campesina la Colonia - Castrillo - Cerrito - Chalot - Colombia - Comunidad El Retoño - El Pimiento - El Puquio - El Retoño - El Salao - Emanuel - Fortaleza - Fortín Vargas - Guapuru - Itanorte - Kilometro 14 - Kilómetro Catorce - La Chalera - La Colonia - La Cruz - La Desgracia - La Ese - La Portera - Las Orquídeas - Motacucito - Motacucito Nuevo - Motacú - Mutún - Naranjal - Naranjo - Oliden - Palmera - Paradero - Pascoe - Potrero Quemado - Potrero de Abril - Primero de Enero - Puerto Busch - Puerto Roosa - Puerto Suárez - Puerto Wood - Quince de Agosto - Quince de Mayo - Rincon del Tigre - Rincón - Rincón del Tigre - San Carlos - San Cirilo - San Eugenio - San Juan del Mutún - San Pedrito - San Pedro - San Salvador - San Silvestre - Soledad - Tres Bocas - Veinticinco de Julio - Viejo Tacuaral - Yacuces - Yacuces Sur - Yaguarete 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 Puerto Suarez Named natural and historic features inside Puerto Suarez, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams; 3 lakes. - Arroyo Salado - Lago Negro - Laguna de Agosto - Laguna de los Vitiones - Río Branco - Río Jordán Soruco - Río Noavo ### Hills and mountains 6 hills; 3 mountains. - Cerro de Mutún · 280 m - Serranía de Tapia · 207 m - Cerro Aguada · 150 m - Cerro de Baronesa · 146 m - Cerro Tacuaral · 97 m - Cerro del Desengaño · 92 m - Cerro Vition · 83 m - Cerro Jara · 80 m - Cerrito Jara · 79 m ### Forests and nature 1 park. - Otuquis National Park ### History 7 forts. - Fortín Alta Vista - Fortín Rosseti - Fortín San Juan - Fortín Santa Cruz - Fortín Vanguardia Primero - Fortín Vanguardia Segundo - Fortín Vitiones ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Rincon del Tigre Airport 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 Puerto Suarez 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 Puerto Suarez Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Hostal Restaurante Hnos. · El Carmen Rivero Tórrez 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.83781&mlon=-58.60207#map=17/-18.83781/-58.60207) School U.E. Palmito · Puerto Suarez 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.89297&mlon=-58.40126#map=17/-18.89297/-58.40126) 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 Puerto Suarez Places mapped inside Puerto Suarez in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - ATMs2 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels2 - Schools8 - Pharmacies5 - Restaurants4 - Police stations2 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 - El Carmen Rivero Tórrez - Puerto Quijarro ## Quick answers - Where is Puerto Suarez?In Germán Busch Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia - What borders Puerto Suarez?Charagua, El Carmen Rivero Tórrez, Puerto Quijarro and San Matías - What is there to see in Puerto Suarez?El Mutún, Parque Nacional Pantanal de Otuquis, Área Natural de Manejo Integrado Pantanal de Otuquis - What time zone is Puerto Suarez in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Puerto Suarez?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Puerto Suarez?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Puerto Suarez?74 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Puerto Suarez?Settlements lie between 80 m and 384 m - What is the highest point in Puerto Suarez?Cerro de Mutún (280 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Puerto Suarez?April to August - How many hospitals are in Puerto Suarez?1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Puerto Suarez?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Puerto Suarez?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Puerto Suarez?BO071401 (OCHA common operational dataset)