Puerto Suárez

Puerto Suárez is the capital of the province Germán Busch in the Department of Santa Cruz in Bolivia. The city is located just at the border Brésil ienne in the area of the Bolivian Pantanal beside the Lagune Cáceres, which communicates with the Río Paraguay by the Canal Tamengo. Its population is estimated at approximately 22 000 inhabitants.

Geography

Altitude: 103 meters.
Latitude: 18º 58 ' 00" south
Longitude: 57º 47 ' 53" west

Communications

Puerto Suárez has a well served airport.

It is one of the river main ports of Bolivia. In the surroundings are the localities of Stream Concepción, Puerto Quijarro, Puerto Aguirre and the city Brésil ienne of Corumbá to which it is connected by rail.

It is also in direct connection with the capital of the department, Santa Cruz of the Sierra, by the railway which connects Brazil and Bolivia.

To note

With little distance from the city is the iron reserve of El Mutún, one of most important of planet, currently not yet exploited.

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