Sahuiña
Sahuiña is a hamlet in Bolivia and has about 428 residents and an elevation of 3,885 metres. Sahuiña is situated nearby to the village Locka, as well as near the hamlet Lokha.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Copacabana Airport and Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana.
Copacabana Airport
Aerodrome
Copacabana Airport is an extremely high elevation airport serving Copacabana, a town on Lake Titicaca in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. Town and airport are on a peninsula connected to Peru, with no land connection with Bolivia.
Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana is a 17th-century Spanish colonial shrine that houses the image of the Virgen de Copacabana. It is located in the town of Copacabana, Bolivia on the shores of Lake Titicaca near the Altiplano region. Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana is situated 4 km north of Sahuiña.
Pachat’aqa
Pachataka, commonly known as the Inca Gallows, is an archaeological site in Bolivia, located near Lake Titicaca in the municipality of Copacabana, Manco Kapac Province, within the La Paz Department. Pachat’aqa is situated 3½ km north of Sahuiña.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khasani and Yunguyo.
Khasani
Hamlet
Khasani is a location in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Khasani is situated 2½ km south of Sahuiña.
Yunguyo
Town
Yunguyo is a town in the Puno Region in southeastern Peru. It is the capital of Yunguyo Province and Yunguyo District. It has a population of 12,625. Yunguyo is located on a peninsula on the shores of Lake Titicaca. Yunguyo is situated 5 km south of Sahuiña.
Copacabana
Copacabana is the main Bolivian town on the shore of Lake Titicaca. The town has a large 17th-century shrine, the Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana, dedicated to Our Lady of Copacabana, the patron saint of Bolivia.
Sahuiña
- Type: Hamlet with 428 residents
- Also known as: “Sahuina” and “Sahuinahunto”
- Category: locality
- Location: Bolivia, South America
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Latitude
-16.20066° or 16° 12′ 2″ southLongitude
-69.09671° or 69° 5′ 48″ westPopulation
428Elevation
3,885 metres (12,746 feet)Open location code
57MGQWX3+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 3170927616OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3906138
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In Other Languages
“Sahuiña” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Sahuiña”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaza Central de Locka and Cerro Lakha Kkollu.
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