Virgen María
Virgen María is a wayside shrine in La Paz, Altiplano. Virgen María is situated nearby to the military installation Astillero Naval Guaqui, as well as near the harbor Puerto Guaqui.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iglesia Apóstol Santiago.
Iglesia Apóstol Santiago
Church
Photo: Tebot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iglesia Apóstol Santiago is a church, which is situated 2½ km east of Virgen María.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puerto Guaqui and Guaqui.
Guaqui
Village
Photo: Caleidoscopic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guaqui is a railhead and port in Bolivia on Lake Titicaca. A ferry connects with the Peruvian railhead and port on Puno. It served as location of Inca ruins prior to the arrival of the Spanish. The towns current church sites on what was the ancient ruins.
Virgen María
- Type: Wayside shrine
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Category: historic site
- Location: La Paz, Altiplano, Bolivia, South America
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Latitude
-16.58986° or 16° 35′ 24″ southLongitude
-68.85747° or 68° 51′ 27″ westOpen location code
57MHC46V+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 5336010269OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_shrineOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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