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Favorite thing: main place also called: Plaza Castro y Padilla
Unfortunately I cannot name this building that is also placed on one side of the plaza central.
Fondest memory: Also buildings of the technical university of Oruro are placed next to the plaza. On one of the coldest days of the year I have been there on a students party....all were dancing in thick winter clothes, that was really funny.
Updated Jun 17, 2003
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Favorite thing: A beautiful place to visit are the thermal bathes of obrajes...around 30 minuts by car (23 km) of distance from the centrum of Oruro on the way to Cochabamba. It´s a place to relax in a thermal pool, or just to enjoy the swimming pool and have a funny day.
Updated Jun 17, 2003
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Favorite thing: just on of the buildings around the main plaza, but in a "modern" style constructed....so next to all the older buildings around it is an eye catcher although not very beautiful in my eyes. But banks seem to need always something special.....;-)
Updated Jun 17, 2003
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Favorite thing: part of the Oruro government buildings. If you plan to stay more than 3 months in Bolivia with a normal tourist visa (3 month) you have to go here to the "prefectura" to ask for a longer visa, e.g. one month more. If I remember well it cost me 100 Bolivianos....normally it is possible to get one without any extraordinary problems, but you have to explain why and where you want to stay.
Updated Jun 17, 2003
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Favorite thing: en Oruro no pasa mucho, es la verdad, pero si pasa algo sera en la calle 6 de agosto hasta la plaza mayor y los alrededores.
You can stay some days in Oruro to relax without seeing any other tourist.....
Updated Jun 17, 2003
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Favorite thing: I stayed more than 3 month in Oruro to do some practical works. That has been my first time in Southamerica when I had to learn the language, met a new culture and made a lot of new friends. Oruro normally is a tranquil place, only a few tourists pass by Oruro. What you meet here is the tipical life in the highlands. The people are tranquil, everything functions more or less slowly. A long time ago Oruro has been a minary place, but nowadays all the mines are empty, a lot of people leave Oruro to go to warmer places with more chances to find work like Cochabamba or Santa Cruz de la Sierra for example.
But one week in every year there´s a big party in Oruro: CARNAVAL!
The whole city is looking forward to it already month before. They spend all their money for these special fancy dresses they wear. And there´s party two days and nights long.
Written Nov 28, 2002
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Updated Jul 11, 2004
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Q: Does anyone need accomodation in Oruro for the carnival this friday, saturday and sunday night 4-6/02/05? I had to book a room...
A: Hi---I would be interested. Problem is that I definitely can't be there on Friday, and possibly not on saturday. Plan to arrive Saturday evening or Sunday morning. How...
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Oruro is still one of the biggest towns of Bolivia, but only one time in the year a really touristic place. The carnaval of Oruro is the most famous one in Bolivia.
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ORURO THE CAPITAL OF THE FOLKLORE OF BOLIVIA
You can´t imagine how much i really love Oruro. It´s definitely the smallest cities of Bolivia. it´s turbulent change has affected to Oruro so much. In the past Oruro used to support all the other...
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We arrived in Oruro having caught the morning bus from La Paz. We were then buying tickets to get the train onto Uyuni. Although we only spent a few hours here I hope this information will be of use....
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