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Oruro

ORURO, THE CENTER OF SILVER MINES

Oruro

Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of over 215,660 (2001), located about equidistant between La Paz and Sucre at approximately 3710 meters above sea level. It is the capital of the department of Oruro. The city was first founded in 1606 as a silver mining center in the Urus region. At the time, it was named Real Villa de Don Felipe de Austria after the Spanish monarch, Philip III. It was eventually abandoned as the silver mines became exhausted.

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The quiet life of the city comes to life only during the carnival, which is considered one of the original folklore events in South America. Carnival attracts many tourists from all over the world. A symphony orchestra has been founded and operates in Oruro. There are several churches of the 18th and 19th centuries in the city. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro.

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Carnival city of Oruro

Oruro was reestablished in the late nineteenth century, as a tin mining center. For a time, the La Salvadora tin mine was the most important source of tin in the world. Gradually, this resource was also exhausted, and Oruro again went into a decline. The city does manage, however, to attract tourists to its carnival, the Carnaval de Oruro, considered one of the great folkloric events in South America for its masked "devil dances". Oruro was named after the native tribe "Uru-Uru". The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro. The Oruro Symphony Orchestra is based in Oruro.