{{Short description|Bolivian town}} {{for|the bird|Guanay cormorant}}

'''Guanay'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Guanay |url=https://www.tageo.com/index-e-bl-v-03-d-m967905.htm |website=tageo.com |access-date=17 March 2026}}</ref> is a small town on the [[Tipuani River]] in the [[Yungas]] region of [[Bolivia]].<ref name="jamesr">{{cite book | last=Read | first=James | title=The Rough Guide to Bolivia | publisher=Rough Guides | date=2002 | isbn=978-1-85828-847-5 | url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Rough_Guide_to_Bolivia/bbbeCZk_uVUC?hl=es-419&gbpv=1&pg=PA144&printsec=frontcover | access-date=March 17, 2026 | page=}}</ref> It is the seat of the [[Guanay Municipality]], the second municipality of the [[Larecaja Province]].

Guanay and the nearby town of [[Tipuani]] are at the end of [[El Camino del Oro]] (the Gold Digger's Trail) from [[Sorata]]. There is still [[gold mining]] activity in the Guanay–Tipuani area.<ref name="jamesr"/>

The Tipuani River is a tributary to the [[Beni River]]. It is possible to travel by boat from Guanay to [[Rurrenabaque]].

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{La Paz Department}}

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

[[it:Guanay]]

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