Puerto Rico (Pando)

Puerto Rico (Pando)
Town
Orthon River, Puerto Rico, Bolivia
Puerto Rico (Pando)
Location of Puerto Rico (Pando) town in Bolivia
Coordinates: 11°06′12″S 67°33′17″W / 11.10333°S 67.55472°W / -11.10333; -67.55472
Country Bolivia
Department Pando Department
Province Manuripi Province
Population (2012)
  Total 4,739
Time zone UTC-4 (BST)

Puerto Rico is a small town in Pando, northern Bolivia with a nearby airport, located in the Manuripi-Heath Amazonian Wildlife National Reserve. Founded on May 18, 1890, it was the first departamental capital, before Cobija.

Every year, in the month of June, the International Recreational Fishing Championship of Puerto Rico takes place at the Confluence of the Manuripi and Tahuamanu Rivers, Bolivia, Amazon rainforest.[1]

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Coordinates: 11°06′12″S 67°33′17″W / 11.1033°S 67.5547°W / -11.1033; -67.5547


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