Tupiza is a city in Potosí Department, Bolivia. It is located at an elevation of about 2850 m. The population is 25,709 (2012 estimate). Tupiza and its environs are characterized by dramatic red escarpments which jut ruggedly skyward from the coarse, gray terrain; green agricultural land adjacent to the nearby Tupiza River provides welcome respite from the otherwise arid, thorny surroundings. The area quebradas are susceptible to flash flood runoff from sudden cloudbursts.[1]
Tupiza | |
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  Tupiza Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 21°26′15″S 65°42′57″W / 21.43750°S 65.71583°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Potosi |
| Province | Sud Chichas |
| Elevation | 2,850 m (9,350 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 43,100 (2,009) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Tupiza is the capital of the Sud Chichas Province within the Potosí Department. It is accessible via bus from Villazón to the south (and thereby both Argentina and Tarija) and Potosí to the north, as well as via the north-south train which served the mining settlements and runs the same route. From Tupiza, various towns in the local mining districts are accessible, as is the Salar de Uyuni.[1]
History
editLegend has it that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid met their end at the hands of the Bolivian army near Tupiza,[2] concluding their notorious string of bank robbery raids.[3] Various local outfitters provide horseback or jeep tours to the rumored site.
Media
editBandera Roja newspaper was founded in 1947.[4]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Tupiza, elevation 2,956 m (9,698 ft) (1974–2005) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.1 (88.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.5 (76.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
14.6 (58.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.1 (41.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.7 (40.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 85.6 (3.37) |
65.0 (2.56) |
41.2 (1.62) |
5.8 (0.23) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.1 (0.00) |
1.1 (0.04) |
3.4 (0.13) |
7.5 (0.30) |
20.9 (0.82) |
60.4 (2.38) |
291.7 (11.48) |
| Average precipitation days | 14.3 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 11.4 | 57.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63.6 | 63.8 | 62.4 | 58.0 | 56.9 | 57.2 | 56.9 | 53.4 | 49.4 | 52.4 | 53.2 | 60.4 | 57.3 |
| Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[5][6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Tupiza | Bolivia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". www.bolivia.freehosting.net. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ Browne, Malcolm W. (1992-01-17). "Hunting 2 Outlaws, They Find Skeletons". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ Torrico Landa, Gustavo, and Cristóbal Kolkichiuma P'ankara. La imprenta y el periodismo en Bolivia. La Paz: Fondo Ed. del los Diputados, 2004. p. 272
- ^ "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
External links
edit- Tupiza City, Nuestrapiza(Spanish)[1]
- Tupiza profile (English)[2]
- Tupiza pics, additional materials (Spanish)[3]