Franz Tamayo is a province

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

 in the Bolivian department

Departments of Bolivia

Bolivia is divided into nine departments . Each of the departments is subdivided into provinces , which are further subdivided into municipalities ....

 of La Paz

La Paz Department (Bolivia)

The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises with a 2001 census population of 2,350,466 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with Peru. It contains the mighty Cordillera Real that reaches altitudes of . Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the Yungas,...

. It lies in the western part of the nation, and includes the Ulla Ulla National Reserve

Ulla Ulla National Reserve

The Ulla Ulla National Reserve - which today is part of Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area - was created in 1972 with an extension of 240,000 ha, a biosphere reserve located in the Franz Tamayo Province, in the Department of La Paz in western Bolivia.The Reserve is on the high Andean...

 - which today is part of the Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area

Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area

The Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area is a protected area in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, situated in the Bautista Saavedra, Franz Tamayo and Larecaja provinces.- External links :*...

 - in the high Andean

Andes

The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...

 plain on the western border with Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

. Its capital is Apolo.

The province was named after the Bolivian intellectual, writer and politician Franz Tamayo

Franz Tamayo

Franz Tamayo Solares was a Bolivian intellectual, writer, and politician. The Franz Tamayo Province is named after him. He was renowned for his oratory. A prominent Bolivian poet and philosopher, he wrote a number of educational treatises and also practiced law, journalism, and diplomacy...

 (1878–1956).

Subdivision

Franz Tamayo Province is divided into two municipalities

Municipalities of Bolivia

Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality...

 which are further subdivided into nine cantons.

Section	Municipality	Seat
1st	Apolo Municipality Apolo Municipality Apolo Municipality is the first municipal section of the Franz Tamayo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Apolo.Apolo Municipality is bordered to the east by Beni Department, San Buenaventura and Palos Blancos Municipalities, to the west by Peru and Pelechuco Municipality, to...	Apolo
2nd	Pelechuco Municipality Pelechuco Municipality Pelechuco Municipality is the second municipal section of the Franz Tamayo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. IN 2001 it had apopulation of 5,115...	Pelechuco Pelechuco Pelechuco is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Pelechuco Municipality, the second municipal section of the Franz Tamayo Province.- References :*...

Places of interest

Some of the tourist attractions of the municipalities are:

• In Apolo Municipality:
  • San Juan de Asariamas dry forest in Apolo Canton. The dominant trees species are the Bilka (Anadenanthera macrocarpa), the Cuchi (Astronium urundeuva), and the Brazilian Soto (Schinopsis brasiliensis).
  • Machariapo River in Apolo Canton situated within Madidi National Park and Area of Integrated Management
  • the Inca bridge in Santa Teresa community and the Chiara Alto waterfall of 18 m height in Apolo Canton
  • the community of Pata, its old church and the Sillakunka tunnel in Pata Canton
  • the valley of the community of Virgen del Rosario, also named Tuichi, in Pata Canton at the shores of Tuichi River
    Tuichi River
    The Tuichi River is a river in the Madidi National Park in the north of Bolivia. The Tuichi River flows through the rainforest and joins the Beni River south of Rurrenabaque....
    
    
  • the community of Santa Cruz del Valle Ameno, the Billipiza waterfall of 22 m height in Vaquería and the archaeological site near Inca Viewpoint in Santa Cruz del Valle Ameno Canton
  • Trinity
    Trinity
    The Christian doctrine of the Trinity defines God as three divine persons : the Father, the Son , and the Holy Spirit. The three persons are distinct yet coexist in unity, and are co-equal, co-eternal and consubstantial . Put another way, the three persons of the Trinity are of one being...
    
     festivity (Santísima Trinidad) in the community of Atén
  • the pre-Columbian trails
  • Turiapo River and its waterfall in the community of Pucasucho
  • Ayara waterfall of about 18 m height in the community of Munaypatac

• In Pelechuco Municipality:
  • Katantika Snowcovered Mountain (Nevado Katantika), one of the most important peaks of the Apolobamba
    Apolobamba
    Cordillera Apolobamba is a mountain range in the South American Andes.-Geographical Location:The Cordillera Apolobamba is located in the eastern borderland of Peru and Bolivia. It stretches across a distance of 50 km from East to West and 30 km from North to South...
    
     mountain range, about 5,592 m high, in Pelechuco Canton
  • the colonial town of Pelechuco
  • the village of Queara near Pelechuco which is also situated in the highest area of Madidi National Park
  • the Ulla Ulla National Reserve
    Ulla Ulla National Reserve
    The Ulla Ulla National Reserve - which today is part of Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area - was created in 1972 with an extension of 240,000 ha, a biosphere reserve located in the Franz Tamayo Province, in the Department of La Paz in western Bolivia.The Reserve is on the high Andean...
    
     in Ulla Ulla Canton, today a part of the Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area
    Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area
    The Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area is a protected area in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, situated in the Bautista Saavedra, Franz Tamayo and Larecaja provinces.- External links :*...
    
    
  • the pre-Hispanic Guanan ruins in Pelechuco Canton
  • Cololo Lake in Antaquilla de Copacabana Canton
  • Suches Lake on the border to Peru

Other remarkable places are Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands

Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands

Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands is a protected area in Bolivia located in the departments of La Paz and Beni , in their northern and western parts, respectively, about 350 km northeast of La Paz and 50 km west of...

, Lake Chalalan and Chalalan

Chalalan

Chalalan is an ecolodge in the Madidi National Park of Bolivia. The lodge sits on the Tuichi river, and can be accessed from within Bolivia by flying to Rurrenabaque and taking a boat up the Beni River and Tuichi River....

ecolodge.

External links

• Map of Franz Tamayo Province