Puerto Pérez
Puerto Perez or Ch'ililaya (Aymara) is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Puerto Pérez Municipality, the fourth municipal section of the Los Andes Province.
Puerto Perez
Ch'ililaya | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 16.2847°S 68.6008°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Los Andes Province |
| Municipality | Puerto Pérez Municipality |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 549 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (-4) |
Historically Chililaya or ch'ililaya has been an important via of connection with La Paz city, in 1879 this location, according with the historian and biographer Nicolas Acosta has been denominated as "La Carretera".
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia
- Acosta Nicolas, Guia del viajero en La Paz (1880), reedición del fondo editorial municipal pensamiento paceño, (2018), concejo municipal de La Paz.
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