Reyes | |
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Town and municipality | |
  Reyes Location of Reyes city in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 14°17′45″S 67°20′07″W / 14.29583°S 67.33528°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department |  Beni Department |
| Province | José Ballivián Province |
| Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,824 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Reyes is the city capital of the José Ballivián Province in the Beni Department of northern Bolivia and as well as of the Reyes Municipality.[1]
History
The Jesuit mission of Santos Reyes was founded in 1706.[2] Maropa Indians resided at the mission.[3]
Infrastructure
Reyes is 24 kilometres (15 mi) northeast of Rurrenabaque, and flights to Rurrenabaque may be weather diverted to Reyes Airport.
Reyes has recently become a tourist stop before proceeding to Rurrenabaque.
Notable people
Nuvia Montenegro, a Bolivian Pageant Queen, was born in Reyes.
References
- ↑ Municipalities of Bolivia at www.editorialox.com
- ↑ Block, David (1994). Mission culture on the upper Amazon: native tradition, Jesuit enterprise, and secular policy in Moxos, 1660-1880. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-1232-1..
- ↑ Meireles, Denise Maldi. 1989. Guardiães da fronteira: Rio Guaporé, século XVIII. Petrópolis: Vozes. ISBN 85-326-0017-4.
- www.ine.gov.bo
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