Official Name: | Chulumani |
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bolivia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | La Paz Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Sud Yungas Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Chulumani Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2724 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -16.6833°N -119°W |
Elevation M: | 1700 |
Chulumani is a municipality in Bolivia. It is the capital of the Sud Yungas region. Agriculture dominates the area, which produces bananas, coffee, and coca leaves. Chulumani is subtropical with warm temperatures and high humidity.
Although the city is not as popular for tourists as Coroico, Chulumani is also part of the Yungas Road. One landmark on the road to Chulumani is the 'Castillo de los Patos' which is situated beside the Chaco waterfall. A few kilometers away from Chulumani is the Apa-Apa Ecological Reserve https://web.archive.org/web/20080704104524/http://www.birdbolivia.com/Apa%20Apa%20Reserve.htm.
Many travel sites have advice for touring the area. Lonely Planet adds, "The only time Chulumani breaks its pervasive tranquility is during the week following August 24, when it stages the riotous Fiesta de San Bartolomé."[2] [3]