# Pucará Municipality, Vallegrande Province – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/vallegrande/pucara/

Municipality · Vallegrande Province 

# Pucará

Pucará is a municipality of Bolivia in Vallegrande Province, Santa Cruz Department. It covers **683.5 km²**. 25 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 684km²
- 11mapped services
- 1,911 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pucará?

Pucará lies in [Vallegrande Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/vallegrande/), [Santa Cruz Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Pasorapa](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/cochabamba/campero/pasorapa/), [Vallegrande](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/vallegrande/vallegrande/) and [Villa Serrano](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/belisario-boeto/villa-serrano/). By area it is the 228th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 11.2% of [Vallegrande Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/vallegrande/). The centre of Pucará is about 116 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 18.7913° S, 64.1934° 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 Pucará

OpenStreetMap lists 6 named sights in Pucará: 2 viewpoints; 2 memorials; 1 museum; 1 attraction.

- Museo Comunal La Higuera · museum
- Avistamiento de Condores · viewpoint
- Quebrada del Churo · viewpoint
- La Estrella · attraction
- Monumento al Che Guevara · memorial
- Vanguardia de la Guerrilla · memorial

### Nearby, outside Pucará

- Confluencia Rio Grande y Rio Mizque · attraction, Villa Serrano20 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: Pucará

- 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

- Alcantarí International Airport (SRE) · Sucre113 km
- El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) · Santa Cruz153 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:46, sunset around 17:46).

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 Pucará

Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in Pucará. Settlements here lie between about 1,399 m and 2,676 m above sea level (median 1,911 m).

- Abra del Picacho
- Apacheta
- Cuevas
- El Cerro
- El Cruce
- El Estanque
- El Jague
- El Pugio
- El Quinial
- El Tipal
- El Zapallar
- Guanta
- Habrá del Picacho
- Huantas
- Huertas
- La Higuera
- La Torre
- Lacayotal
- Loma Larga
- Miskiloma
- Potrero
- Pucara
- Pucará
- Salsipuedes Chico
- Salsipuedes Grande

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 Pucará

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Río Bañado
- Río Mizque
- Río San Lorenzo

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 Pucará and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Vallegrande Province, the warmest month is Dec (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 835 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (144 mm) and the driest Jul (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 144 

Feb 21 124 

Mar 21 96 

Apr 20 60 

May 17 47 

Jun 17 40 

Jul 16 24 

Aug 18 26 

Sep 20 27 

Oct 22 56 

Nov 22 75 

Dec 22 113 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pucará

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital C.S. Pucara (1er Nivel) · Pucará 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.71520&mlon=-64.18542#map=17/-18.71520/-64.18542) 

Bank Banco Prodem · Vallegrande 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.49187&mlon=-64.10727#map=17/-18.49187/-64.10727) 

ATM Cajero Banco Union · Vallegrande 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.49033&mlon=-64.10848#map=17/-18.49033/-64.10848) 

Petrol pump EE.SS. Euse Cruz · Vallegrande 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.50291&mlon=-64.09941#map=17/-18.50291/-64.09941) 

Hotel Alojamiento Comunal La Higuera del Che · Pucará 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.79475&mlon=-64.20120#map=17/-18.79475/-64.20120) 

School UE La Higuera · Pucará 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.79445&mlon=-64.20093#map=17/-18.79445/-64.20093) 

College UAGRM - Nucleo Vallegrande · Vallegrande 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.48676&mlon=-64.10082#map=17/-18.48676/-64.10082) 

Police station PNB - FELCC · Vallegrande 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.49014&mlon=-64.10784#map=17/-18.49014/-64.10784) 

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 Pucará

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels4
- Schools6

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 Vallegrande Province

- Moromoro
- Postrervalle
- Trigal
- Vallegrande

## Quick answers

- Where is Pucará?In Vallegrande Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
- What borders Pucará?Pasorapa, Vallegrande and Villa Serrano
- What is there to see in Pucará?Avistamiento de Condores, La Estrella, Monumento al Che Guevara, Museo Comunal La Higuera
- What time zone is Pucará in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Pucará?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Pucará?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pucará?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pucará?Settlements lie between 1,399 m and 2,676 m
- What is the best time to visit Pucará?March to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pucará?C.S. Pucara (1er Nivel), about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pucará?Banco Prodem, about 35 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pucará?Cajero Banco Union, about 35 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pucará?EE.SS. Euse Cruz, about 34 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Pucará?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Pucará?BO070805 (OCHA common operational dataset)