San José de Chiquitos

San José de Chiquitos

Mission church of San José de Chiquitos

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San José de Chiquitos

Location in Bolivia

Coordinates: 17°51′0″S 60°45′0″W / 17.85000°S 60.75000°W / -17.85000; -60.75000Coordinates: 17°51′0″S 60°45′0″W / 17.85000°S 60.75000°W / -17.85000; -60.75000
Country Bolivia
Department Santa Cruz Department
Province Chiquitos Province
Municipality San José de Chiquitos Municipality
Canton San José Canton
Population (2001)
  Total 9,211

San José de Chiquitos or simply San José is the capital of Chiquitos Province in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It is known as part of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, which is declared in 1990 a World Heritage Site,[1] as a former Jesuit Reduction.

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