{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Pasorapa |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = 280px |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |city_logo = |citylogo_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Bolivia<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_map_caption = Location within Bolivia |pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{BOL}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Cochabamba Department |subdivision_type2 = Province |subdivision_name2 = Narciso Campero Province |subdivision_type3 = Municipality |subdivision_name3 = Pasorapa Municipality |subdivision_type4 = Canton |subdivision_name4 = Pasorapa Canton <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Ing. Cintia Avila Rojas (2010) |leader_title1 = President<!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = Clemente Salguero Padilla (2007) |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2001 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 1114 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Demonym |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = BOT |utc_offset = -4 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|18|20|S|64|42|W|region:BO|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }}
'''Pasorapa''', which comes from ''paso rápido'', (quick step), is a small town in Bolivia located in the southeast of the department of Cochabamba. Pasorapa lies at an elevation of 2,364 m. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 1,114.<ref>[http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1234945771&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-729&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500 World-Gazetteer] {{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Most of the inhabitants speak Spanish, but some others speak Quechua.
There are no documents about the foundation of the town, but a stone was found during the reconstruction of the church in 1952, with the following legend on it:
'''“This church started to be built on October 8, 1782, with Don Juan Gutierrez being the priest”'''
The main activity of this place is to raise cattle and farming,<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.idtr.gov.bo/estudios/usosprod/Entrevistas/Vacunos/Pasorapa.pdf | title= Alcaldia de Pasorapa, Estudio de Campo | access-date= 2008-02-04 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It is a very dry area, so they have an artificial lake. It has its well, which is 66 meters deep. The closest city to Pasorapa is Cochabamba, the third largest city in Bolivia. Many people, mainly young adults, would move from Pasorapa to the main cities such as Cochabamba, Sucre, and Santa Cruz. Most of these people travel to Santa Cruz so they may have better job opportunities.
René Barrientos, president of Bolivia between 1964 and 1969, built the first road of Pasorapa that connected it to the rest of Bolivia.
In March 2010, municipal authorities created a new nature reserve of 179,614 hectares (693 sq. mi), comprising 76% of Pasorapa municipality.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/local/20100314/pasorapa-ahora-es-una-reserva-natural_61540_111297.html | title= Pasorapa ahora es una reserva natural, Los Tiempos | access-date= 2010-03-14 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100316064212/http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/local/20100314/pasorapa-ahora-es-una-reserva-natural_61540_111297.html | archive-date= 2010-03-16 }}</ref> Authorities are hoping to protect the natural resources and biodiversity of the region, such as the endemic and endangered red-fronted macaw.
==References== <ref>[http://www.pasorapa.org Pasorapa reserva natural] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816130419/http://www.pasorapa.org/ |date=2010-08-16 }}</ref>
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110722212307/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=030202&tipo=1 Population data and map of Pasorapa Municipality]
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