Colquiri

{{About|the town in the La Paz Department, Bolivia|other uses|Qullqiri (disambiguation){{!}}Qullqiri}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Colquiri |native_name = Qullqiri |settlement_type = Town |pushpin_map =Bolivia |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location within Bolivia |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Bolivia}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Departments of Bolivia|Department]] |subdivision_name1 = [[La Paz Department (Bolivia)|La Paz Department]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Bolivia|Province]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Inquisivi Province]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Municipalities of Bolivia|Municipality]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Colquiri Municipality]] |population_as_of = 2024 |population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Principales resultados V3 |url=https://cpv2024.ine.gob.bo/index.php/principal/principales-resultados-v3/ |website=Censo 2024 |access-date=23 March 2026 |language=es |trans-title=Main Results V3}}</ref> |population_total = 6,610 |timezone = BOT |utc_offset = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|17|24|S|67|08|W|region:BO|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = {{cn|date=March 2026}} |elevation_m = 4352 }} '''Colquiri''' is a town in the [[La Paz Department, Bolivia|La Paz Department]] in [[Bolivia]]. It is the seat of the [[Colquiri Municipality]], the fourth [[Municipalities of Bolivia|municipal section]] of the [[Inquisivi Province]].

==History== In 2016, after an ongoing border dispute with nearby [[Caracollo]], a border peace agreement was signed, on the condition that 15 cattle be returned to Caracollo, and a stolen motorcycle be returned to Colquiri.<ref name=conflicto>{{cite news|access-date=27 January 2016 |archive-date=29 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129100833/http://www.la-razon.com/ciudades/Paz-Oruro-pacificacion-Colquiri-Caracollo_0_2425557544.html |first1=Paulo |lang=es |last1=Cuiza |title=La Paz y Oruro sellan acuerdo de pacificación limítrofe entre municipios de Colquiri y Caracollo |trans-title=La Paz and Oruro seal border peace agreement between the municipalities of Colquiri and Caracollo |url=http://www.la-razon.com/ciudades/Paz-Oruro-pacificacion-Colquiri-Caracollo_0_2425557544.html |work=La Razón}}</ref>

==Economy== The main economic activity in the region is agriculture, mostly potatoes and fruit orchards. Livestock farming consists of sheep, llamas, alpacas, and native cattle, most of which are sold live.<ref name=educa/>

In the past, Colquiri was a mining town, but production has since declined.<ref name=educa>{{cite web |title=Colquiri - Municipio de Inquisivi |url=https://www.educa.com.bo/geografia/colquiri-municipio-de-inquisivi |website=www.educa.com.bo |access-date=23 March 2026 |language=es |date=18 December 2015}}</ref> The most important metals which are extracted and processed are tin and zinc.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economy.com.bo/economia-portada/6031-construcci%C3%B3n-de-planta-concentradora-de-colquiri-demandar%C3%A1-una-inversi%C3%B3n-de-$us-72,2-millones.html|title=Construcción de planta concentradora de Colquiri demandará una inversión de $us 72,2 millones|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412093106/https://economy.com.bo/economia-portada/6031-construcci%C3%B3n-de-planta-concentradora-de-colquiri-demandar%C3%A1-una-inversi%C3%B3n-de-$us-72,2-millones.html |archive-date=12 April 2021 |date=9 April 2021 |trans-title=Construction of the Colquiri concentrator plant will require an investment of US$72.2 million |website=economy.com.bo}}</ref>

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090419143709/http://www.aguabolivia.org/situacionaguaX/Riego/mapas/lapaz/inquisivi.htm Detailed map of Inquisivi Province] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012032400/http://www.udape.gov.bo/portalsig/atlasudape1234567/mapas/21004.gif Map of Municipality]

[[Category:Populated places in La Paz Department (Bolivia)]]