# Guanay

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Bolivian town

For the bird, see [Guanay cormorant](/source/Guanay_cormorant).

**Guanay**[1] is a small town on the [Tipuani River](/source/Tipuani_River) in the [Yungas](/source/Yungas) region of [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia).[2] It is the seat of the [Guanay Municipality](/source/Guanay_Municipality), the second municipality of the [Larecaja Province](/source/Larecaja_Province).

Guanay and the nearby town of [Tipuani](/source/Tipuani) are at the end of [El Camino del Oro](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=El_Camino_del_Oro&action=edit&redlink=1) (the Gold Digger's Trail) from [Sorata](/source/Sorata). There is still [gold mining](/source/Gold_mining) activity in the Guanay–Tipuani area.[2]

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

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Guanay"](https://www.tageo.com/index-e-bl-v-03-d-m967905.htm). *tageo.com*. Retrieved 17 March 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jamesr_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jamesr_2-1) Read, James (2002). [*The Rough Guide to Bolivia*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Rough_Guide_to_Bolivia/bbbeCZk_uVUC?hl=es-419&gbpv=1&pg=PA144&printsec=frontcover). Rough Guides. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-85828-847-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-85828-847-5). Retrieved March 17, 2026.

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