Porvenir Municipality
Encyclopedia
Porvenir Municipality is a municipal section
of the Nicolás Suárez Province
in the Pando Department
, Bolivia
. Its seat is Porvenir. It was the site of the Porvenir Massacre
on September 11, 2008. It is also the birthplace of current Cobija
mayor, Ana Lucía Reis
.
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...
of the Nicolás Suárez Province
Nicolás Suárez Province
Nicolás Suárez is one of the five provinces of the Bolivian Pando department and is situated in the department's northwestern parts. Its name honors Nicolás Suárez Callaú who owned major parts of today's Pando and Beni Departments in the times of the caoutchouc-boom.- Location :Nicolás Suárez...
in the Pando Department
Pando Department
Pando is a department of Bolivia, with an area of , adjoining the border with Brazil. Pando has a population 66,689 . Its capital is the city of Cobija....
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. Its seat is Porvenir. It was the site of the Porvenir Massacre
Porvenir Massacre
The Porvenir Massacre was a deadly ambush in the early hours of September 11, 2008, allegedly organized by Prefectural authorities of the Bolivian Department of Pando, as part of a civil coup d'état against the government of Evo Morales by members of the right-wing...
on September 11, 2008. It is also the birthplace of current Cobija
Cobija
The Bolivian city of Cobija is located about 600 km north of La Paz in the Amazon Basin on the border of Brazil and Peru. Cobija lies on banks of the Rio Acre across from the Brazilian city Brasiléia. Cobija lies at an elevation of ca...
mayor, Ana Lucía Reis
Ana Lucía Reis
Ana Lucía Reis is a Bolivian politician, Mayor of Cobija, and owner of an ecological hotel. She is affiliated with the Movement for Socialism but had been a Congressional deputy representing the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement, elected in 2002 and 2005. She won the 2010 mayoral election in...
.