Sorata

Coordinates: 15°46′24″S 68°38′53″W / 15.77333°S 68.64806°W / -15.77333; -68.64806
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Sorata (

hikers
. It includes several small hotels, including a converted Italian mansion.

History

In

dikes above the town, and when these had been filled with runoff from the slopes of the nearby peak Illampu, they opened the floodgates and the town was washed away.[2][3] The citizens of Sorata have, in recent history, violently opposed what they see as the rule of a too centralised government. For example, in the summer of 2005, the town was blockaded and inaccessible for several days in response to the government's plans to privatise Bolivia'a oil reserves.[citation needed
] It is said that during world war 2, many immigrants from the war came to this city.

Cityscape

Sorata is no longer a major commercial center, as there is now a more direct route to the Yungas from La Paz. Today it is best known to foreign tourists, trekkers, and climbers, who visit this formerly little-known destination. The main square, Plaza General Enrique Penaranda, is Sorata's showcase. It is graced by towering date palms and immaculate gardens. The main town fiesta is held on September 14. Of note is Casa Gunthere, a historic mansion that now houses the Residencial Sorata. It was built in 1895 as the home of the Richters, a quinine trading family.

Sorata is located at the base of the mountains

Janq'u Uma, 6,427 m (21,086 ft), which are the northern anchors of the Cordillera Real. By the most reliable figures, Janq'u Uma is 11 m (36 ft) lower than Illimani
, near La Paz, but surveys in the area are imperfect, and there is much debate between the citizens of both areas as to which mountain is higher.


Climate

Sorata features an unusual

subtropical highland climate
, with oceanic elements and high levels of diurnal temperature variation.

Climate data for Sorata, Bolivia, elevation: 3,650 m, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1945–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)
25.5
(77.9)
26.0
(78.8)
25.0
(77.0)
25.0
(77.0)
23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
24.3
(75.7)
26.6
(79.9)
26.5
(79.7)
27.1
(80.8)
27.2
(81.0)
27.2
(81.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.5
(65.3)
18.7
(65.7)
18.9
(66.0)
19.2
(66.6)
19.1
(66.4)
17.8
(64.0)
17.4
(63.3)
18.4
(65.1)
19.0
(66.2)
19.8
(67.6)
20.4
(68.7)
20.0
(68.0)
18.9
(66.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2)
13.0
(55.4)
13.0
(55.4)
12.7
(54.9)
11.8
(53.2)
10.5
(50.9)
10.1
(50.2)
11.0
(51.8)
11.9
(53.4)
13.0
(55.4)
13.7
(56.7)
13.7
(56.7)
12.3
(54.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.4
(45.3)
7.3
(45.1)
7.2
(45.0)
6.3
(43.3)
4.6
(40.3)
3.3
(37.9)
2.8
(37.0)
3.7
(38.7)
4.8
(40.6)
6.2
(43.2)
7.0
(44.6)
7.5
(45.5)
5.7
(42.3)
Record low °C (°F) 1.5
(34.7)
2.0
(35.6)
1.1
(34.0)
0.6
(33.1)
−2.0
(28.4)
−6.0
(21.2)
−2.8
(27.0)
−5.0
(23.0)
−0.8
(30.6)
0.0
(32.0)
0.5
(32.9)
1.0
(33.8)
−6.0
(21.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 202.8
(7.98)
178.0
(7.01)
132.9
(5.23)
95.4
(3.76)
46.2
(1.82)
37.5
(1.48)
42.4
(1.67)
35.2
(1.39)
55.4
(2.18)
66.0
(2.60)
87.1
(3.43)
137.8
(5.43)
1,116.6
(43.96)
Average precipitation days 21.3 17.0 15.4 8.6 3.5 2.2 2.1 3.9 6.7 10.7 11.4 16.1 119.0
Average
relative humidity
(%)
72.0 72.2 70.5 66.2 54.8 48.3 50.4 52.0 58.1 56.5 58.8 64.3 60.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 145.4 158.4 167.9 187.6 245.7 238.3 240.9 250.1 232.0 215.5 181.5 171.2 2,434.5
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.0 5.9 5.9 6.6 8.2 8.2 8.8 8.5 8.2 7.4 6.8 6.0 7.1
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[4]

References

  1. ^ World-Gazetteer[dead link]
  2. ^ Deanna Swaney, Robert Strauss, Bolivia (Second Edition), Lonely Planet, 1992.
  3. ^ The siege is mentioned in Herbert S. Klein, Bolivia: the evolution of a multi-ethnic society (second edition), Oxford, 1992; however that book makes no mention of the tactic of flooding the town.
  4. ^ "Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología". SENAMHI. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

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